We combined a couple of traditions tonight while we had Karlton here! First was our Bethlehem Dinner. The kids were asking how this tradition got started. I think it was the year when Clint was a baby and we took the nativity photos. We had the costumes, so we thought we'd try a Bethlehem type dinner for a FHE lesson. We really liked it, so it became a tradition. We usually do this one Sunday evening in December. We sit on the floor with the lights off and a candle. We eat pita bread with meats and cheeses and fruits and whatever we think they might have had in Bethlehem. We sit around and make up stories about who we are and why we've come to Bethlehem. We always end the dinner with a special Christmas story. It was Karlee's first time, and she had fun!
Next it was time for SUGAR COOKIES! Everyone's favorite tradition! I generally roll out the dough, the kids clamor to cut out everything from traditional snowflakes and angels to sharks, dinosaurs, airplanes, and mutant hybrids. The kids steal the dough to eat, I yell at them. The cookies smell so good as they bake. I make way too much frosting. I don't like blue frosting, but I make some anyway. We spill sprinkles all over the kitchen. Wes tells us to leave a few cookies unfrosted for him. We eat too many, but they sure are delicious. That's pretty much how sugar cookie day goes at the Thompson house!!
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