New and Old

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We have some holiday traditions that we have done each year, since we were married- or even that I've done since I was a kid that we kept doing after I got married. Then, as the kids get older, we are finding new traditions that we enjoy each year. It seems all my posts lately are the same- but I truly love this time of year, and enjoy each and every tradition.

Old traditions:
- Christmas lunch at Fort Worth Club
- taking a family Christmas card picture

New traditions-
- seeing Christmas lights with Peepaw and GG
- Christmas program at school
- actually smiling and talking to Santa Claus
- decorating cookies with Aunt D
- taking my Dad and Grace's Christmas card picture with the kids

My Dad and Grace's Christmas card picture
Decorating cookies at Aunt D's
(I really love this tradition- no mess at my house and she made us dinner!!)
Walker with their beautiful Great Dane, Serenity
We love Aunt D!
Christmas program at ELP- all smiles!
Fun with Christmas lights in Grand Prairie
They even had a part halfway through where you could get out,
ride rides and get some hot chocolate!!
Christmas lunch at Fort Worth Club
Merry Christmas from the Ballards

Comments

Sydney said…
VERY CUTE!
looks like they did very well at the christmas program at school! i hope walker didn't lash out on some poor girl's foot like last time.. hahah.
love yall!!
5 DAYS!!!
December 20, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Caitlin said…
Those are some SERIOUS Christmas lights! Wow! The kids look so cute in the Christmas program. And y'all's Christmas card picture is great!
December 20, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Rachel Kerbel said…
oh i love those light pics, and the kids look so cute! how did you get the lights to look glowing?is it without the flash?
December 21, 2008 at 4:26 PM
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