Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Twelve Days Of Christmas
Tradition
Blessings to you during this special season! We have been looking forward to a week of blogging.
As Steve has mentioned, we are in full swing with the Hoover family traditions. They say necessity it the mother of invention, and it was this which started our own Christmas tradition. Steve and I are both terrible at keeping surprises from each other. If Steve buys a present early for me, it begins to eat on him. First he’ll innocently say “Kristi, I brought you a present today. . .” From there it progresses to guessing games, with hints on the gift’s dimensions, and finally, “Come on, don’t you want to open it?” I’m all too eager to do so.
Later, Emily our oldest daughter, joined our twosome. On Christmas day, she was surrounded by this huge pile of gifts and not quite sure where to dig in. Thus, the Hoover’s 12 Days of Christmas began.
GiftedAbout two weeks before Christmas, the celebration starts. Each evening we call the family to the living room and sit by the fire. We have a children’s Christmas story book (barely held together by tape) that nicely divides the Christmas story in small sections. We read a section, talk about it, sing a carol, and pray. Then the girls will either present their gifts to the family or receive a gift.
They really enjoy our tradition and I like the fact each present gets equal attention, and we can keep Jesus right in the middle of it all. Often, they are occupied the whole next day with their newest "treasure". It’s fun to help the girls shop on their special night to present gifts to the family. They save their own money, and do extra 50 cent jobs in order to buy better gifts. One daughter still had money left over from our television stint and bought some larger presents. (Dad is either given a coffee mug or Reese’s, and I get scrapbook stickers)
Friends & Fun
Tonight, a fondly tagged, “Wife Swap convert" and I together made a festive dinner for our families and exchanged presents afterward. She and I started Bible studies soon after she watched our television episode. It is beautiful to see her being led by the Spirit and see the progress she is making in her walk with God. She’s becoming a great cook too! Amazing what the Lord can do!
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Merry Christmas to the Hoover Bunch! Thanks for the snow photo and links to the site! By the way, could you mail us some snow down here in Georgia? Shoot for the 25th???
me and my husband can't keep secrets either - I've already received 3 of my presents but one of them was a new coat, and baby it's cold outside so I had to have it.
Liz,
Notice the careful wording of the blog. We have difficulty keeping SURPRISES from each other - not secrets :0) I hope you're enjoying your coat! I'm enjoying my new dishwasher and stove - much better than dimonds! Nice to hear from you again, and Merry Christmas. Kristin
Notice the careful wording of the blog. We have difficulty keeping SURPRISES from each other - not secrets :0) I hope you're enjoying your coat! I'm enjoying my new dishwasher and stove - much better than dimonds! Nice to hear from you again, and Merry Christmas. Kristin
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: 2:52 PM, December 18, 2007
Stu,
We have plenty of it. If we can get your address we'll send some your way.
One of the joys of having children, is that you get to enjoy being a kid too. The girls and I had a blast sledding the other day.
Merry Christmas to your family! Kristin
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We have plenty of it. If we can get your address we'll send some your way.
One of the joys of having children, is that you get to enjoy being a kid too. The girls and I had a blast sledding the other day.
Merry Christmas to your family! Kristin
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