Christmas Eve Celebrations.....meet you at the Cold Cereal Isle

 I wonder if Dad could ever imagine how this one particular Christmas Eve tradition would grow to be sooo popular.  My crew, once we told them that Christmas would be spent at Grandma and Grandpa's house this year were quite concerned that they wouldn't get to pick out their Christmas Cereal.  They weren't concerned about any of the other traditions that encompass this blessed holiday, just this one!   "Of course you will!  We are going to be with the very couple ( Gma, and Gpa) who started this whole thing so many, many years ago!"  I replied

Dad even footed the bill for this one.  I'm not sure what the total cost was, but I"m sure it was a big dent in the budget.  Again, who knew this would be the costly outcome of this beloved tradition from years ago.

 Not that my kids often want cold cereal, in fact they prefer warm homemade breakfasts over multiple mornings of cereal when I've hit a sale and it's around,  but if ever they would ask for endless mornings of cereal I wouldn't do it for the simple reason that this one tradition would then lose it's charm.

 

 It's hard trying to get so many people set in place for a family group photo....but finally we did it!

 To everyone in the store (who tried to pick up cereal for their future mornings) from our family.....Merry Christmas, Love the Stumm's (and Hale's too.)