Our new "tradition"....if you will....is having Poppa over for Sunday dinner. I have fond memories of going to my grandparent's house for "Sunday supper" when I was little. I would love for my four to be able to look back and remember the "good times", just like I do when I think about Grandmother's chocolate pie, or playing "spoons" with the Renegars.
So....as I was saying....after dinner, we enjoyed the rest of our evening decorating the tree, telling stories of past Christmases and laughing.....while creating new memories to share in the future.....all in hopes of making new "old traditions".
What a great time we had. I hadn't laughed that hard in a long time, even if it was at Poppa's expense! I have a feeling he would agree. Every picture had him scarfing down an apple donut, or sticking out his tongue in concentration as he hung ornaments (see above). As we all sat around the big screen and thumbed through the pictures from the evening, we couldn't hold back the tears of laughter.
ReplyDeleteI am so thankful for your "new" traditions in your new home. I too remember going over to Granny Grady's for Sunday supper and then she wrote about it in the paper for the next week. Mind you, we only lived about 30 minutes away but because it was her only son, you would have thought we traveled from Germany each week. And she always ended with "...and a good time was had by all." And it looks as if that is the case with your traditions and having poppa there. Enjoy those moments and store up some great memories. Love you!
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