Christmas Favorites

These are a few of my favorite things about the Christmas season.

1. "Baby Jesus"~ he is the star of our Christmas
2. My girls in their Christmas dresses
3. Family Gatherings
4. Celebrations ~of all sorts
5. Christmas Eve Service (with candles)
6. Nativity scenes
7. Making & decorating cookies with my girls
8. Traditions
9. Our "three present" code of conduct with the girls
10. Houses decked out in lights
11. Christmas programs
12. Prescott Parade
13. Playing in the snow
14. Traveling to see family
15. Christmas mail~ I LOVE the letters and pictures
16. Building and decorating gingerbread houses
17. Starbuck's holiday cups and their fun Christmas flavored Lattes
18. Christmas PJ's
19. Peanut Butter Blossom cookies
20. Delivering Christmas presents to our teachers
21. Admiring the glow of my tree and the fireplace burning
22. White Elephant gift exchanges
23. "Holiday Hugs"
24. Wrapping presents
25. Opening my gifts from Nick (always well thought out and wrapped so clever)
26. did I say gathering with my family yet.... ?
27. Hot chocolate car rides looking for lights
28. Seeing friends
29. Christmas mail
30. Catching up with old friends
31. cold weather (outside) : )

FREDERICK FAMILY FAVORITES

• Nick looks forward to date-nights, LOVES his GiRLs, his red car, going fly-fishing, spinning pens and spending time with his Dad.


• I LOVE my Nick, family time, easy dinners, GiRL outings, my Homemakers group, pajama days, good mail, HELP, FOLDapaloozas, eating out, and a clean house. (whew- there’s more too…)


• Lauren loves sugar, Webkins, Littlest PetShop, animals, any craft or hands-on project, pretending, running her own show, and selling stuff or her services.


• Brooke loves school days, “dates with Daddy in his red car”, being & doing anything outside; especially slides, riding bikes, and swimming.


• Kate loves to be held, likes to eat, loves to read Maisy & Barney books, enjoys phones & purses, sees and hears every airplane and wants to be included in whatever her sisters are doing.