Christmas Traditions

In our home, the Christmas season is kicked off with a few family traditions...

#1- breakfast at our favorite cozy little restaurant in Chagrin Falls, Yours Truly

#2- from breakfast we head over to hunt for the perfect Christmas Tree

#3- for lunch we warm our bellies with Chris's homemade chili and cornbread

#4- then when little ones are asleep Chris and I (and whoever else we can recruit) string popcorn and cranberries for our Christmas tree while we watch a Christmas movie

This year our second child joined us in these traditions. Chris suited her up in the snugly, then zipped her warmly inside his coat. I think what I love the most about these traditions is the memory of unknowingly beginning them our 1st Christmas together as husband and wife. Only God knew that 4 years later, we'd be bringing home our Christmas tree to our house and organizing our lunch around nap and feeding schedules of two children. I know we've only been married for 4 1/2 years, but we've been married 4 1/2 years! It truly does feel like we blinked and we're here as parents praying by the minute for help raising these sweet (and at times, not so sweet) little ones. I wonder what the Lord will bring into our lives over the next four years of Christmas trees and popcorn strings :-)