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| Kendall and Lacey |
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| Lacey, Me and Kendall |
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| Lacey, Leslie, Me and Kendall |
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| Jan, David and Lincoln The Host and Hostess Extrodinare |
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| Take Away Jan always has a gift for each of the kids usually it is a festive necklace this year she gave these adorable wood cutouts. Jan and Lincoln have hosted Christmas Eve dinner for many years, my family has participated for the last 17 years. For many years the girls would go up the day before Christmas Eve and Jan would plan an activity for them. Over the years they have made ornaments, gingerbread houses, miniature Christmas trees and even personalized Christmas dishes. Many of these items were used as the centerpieces for the dinner. As a mother of young children this spend the night gave me the opportunity to tie up loose ends and finishing wrapping gifts. This event has been a special blessing to our family and I thank Jan and Lincoln for doing this and being dedicated to making it a family tradition. I feel that tradition is part of how we define ourselves and how we find our place in a disposable world, without it we flit from one thing to another without connection, without commitment. I was a little sad this year because for the first time in those 17 years not all my girls came. It reminded me of how many of my families traditions went by the wayside after the death of my Grandparents, everybody went their separate ways, the connective glue was gone. It's hard to see things change, but as we all know change is inevitable, so all we can do is pray that the change ahead will be good and tradition will still be a priority. |
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