{Merry & Bright!}

Merry Christmas! May your days be Merry & Bright!!

Love,
The Lewis Family

Christmas Fun & Traditions

Now that everything has settled down (I have been trying to work on this slideshow ALL day. Finally!) I wanted to share a few of our traditions.

• We started a new tradition 3 years ago of making ginger bread houses. (I don't make the whole thing, I just buy a kit.) We had 2 families join us this year. The Wheelers (Angela, Ginny & Hyrum) and the Wallis' (Owen & Ava). We had a ball. Thanks for joining us. You can see all their kids in the pictures.
• Christmas Eve dinner. We started this last year because I wanted the kids to eat a good meal that was good for you that they would all eat before the candy came. So, we had Hawaiian Haystacks. It was a huge hit. We did it again this year and they ate very well! Kennie even had another bowl. (There are no pictures of this!)
• Christmas Eve gift. We always open a gift on Christmas Eve and it is always pj's. We then sit as a family and read the real Christmas story from the Bible. This year, Aaron read it out of a book with pictures to keep Nate involved. So very nice!
• This year we started a new tradition. Justin asked if we could throw a birthday party for Jesus. So, we invited a bunch of friends over and had a birthday party. It was so much fun. We did a potluck type meal and had the company of some amazing friends! We are so blessed here in Dayton. We sure are going to miss this place.

A few items of note about some of the pictures. The microphone was the hit of the day. For $1.99 at Target, they spent more time playing with that thing than the rest combined. Also, Aaron really liked the way that Wii Fit (Thanks G & G Burnside) was wrapped (he did it) so he wanted to take a picture! Also, we got Maggie a doll and she was so excited. It was so funny to watch.

We Wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

Love,

Aaron, Sassy, Kennie, Justin, Nate & Maggie Lewis!!