Christmas is such an exciting time full of shopping for gifts, making and sending of cards, baking of cookies, and celebrating with traditions. Kids, especially, thrive on the continuity of tradition. This past Saturday, Kay and I took the kids to see the horse-drawn carriage Christmas parade in town. Over one hundred carriages participated, with horses of all shapes and sizes and colors leading the way. Although Gabe was a bit bored by the 50th carriage, we girls were mesmerized by the Victorian costumes and the creative ways each group decorated their horse and carriage.
One thing Isabel and I hope to do this month is visit the local historic mansion with its halls decked for the holidays. We have lived here for ten years, and every year we say this is something we want to do...this is the year for a new tradition, I say!
Gabe wants to go to Cincinnati to see the holiday train exhibit at the Museum Center and we already went to the local nursery to get our real Christmas tree this past Sunday. Michelle is coming to bake cookies this weekend, and our family get-togethers are planned and on the calendar. A month full of planning, spending time with family, and truly "getting" the meaning of Christmas...that's what I'm looking forward to.
How do you celebrate this month? Any traditions you do every year, or hope to start this year?
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