12 Days

One of our favorite traditions around here is to do the "12 Days of Christmas." My mom did it for Lynn and me, and now I do it for MJ and Chloe. They love it as much as we did! On each of the twelve days before Christmas, the girls each receive a little gift. The gifts are always inexpensive items, but having that little surprise each morning makes the looooong wait for the big day a little easier to bear. This year so far, the girls have received pretty bookmarks, paperback books to use them in, and, today, Pirates of the Caribbean notebooks to use, perhaps, in creating their own stories.

The picture above is from the finale from a nifty Jacquie Lawson online greeting card that we received from Grandma Cherie and Papa Steve. Since I almost never find time for sending Christmas cards at all, I thought I would share the picture with all of you, along with the same wish they sent to us: the happiest of holiday seasons and a world at peace.