Tag Archives: family traditions

The Christmas Story by Munchkin, Age 4

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Mama

Jesus was born and He was in the manger, sleeping. And Mary was watching over Him and wise men came and gave Him presents. And shepherds came to look at Jesus and see Him, too. And they loved Him. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Munchkin | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

How we decorated the Christmas tree with Advent devotions

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Mama

Dear Munchkin and Peanut, Munchkin used her charming wiles to cajole Daddy into putting up the Christmas tree in early December this year, much earlier than last year. As a liturgist, Daddy has been reluctant to begin anything related to … Continue reading →

Posted in Daddy, Mama, Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Halloween Candy Buy-Back

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Mama

Dear Peanut and Munchkin, You were 2 and 4 years old at Halloween this year. Peanut dressed up as a puppy and Munchkin was an astronaut. We attended a Trunk-or-Treat at Daddy’s church, where you made out like bandits with … Continue reading →

Posted in Daddy, Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Trick-or-Treat

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Mama

Dear Peanut and Munchkin, Last night, Daddy and I took you trick-or-treating for the first time. We’ve done Trunk-or-Treats before, but we decided you were old enough now to go house-to-house. Except it was raining cats and dogs. All day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Grammy’s Baked Ziti

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Mama

Dear Peanut and Munchkin, Yesterday I made baked ziti for Peanut’s school picnic, from Grammy’s recipe. It was my favorite meal growing up, but took a long time to prepare, so we didn’t have it more than a few times … Continue reading →

Posted in Mama | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Superbirthdaybowl

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mama

Dear Munchkin and Peanut, While Daddy and I were still long-distance dating, I came to visit him the weekend of Superbowl XXXIX. He told me we would be going to a Superbowl party at the home of some of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Lullabies

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Mama

Dear Munchkin and Peanut, It warms my heart that you both love it when I sing to you at bedtime. At various times, you have both asked for more, whether I’m pausing just for a moment or had really intended … Continue reading →

Posted in Mama, Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Family Christmas Dinner

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Mama

Dear Peanut and Munchkin, I finally managed to host a Christmas dinner at our house, three days after Christmas. It’s something I haven’t done since … well, since I was pregnant with Munchkin, four years ago. I won’t claim to … Continue reading →

Posted in Mama, Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A Perfectly Decorated Christmas Tree

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Mama

Dear Peanut and Munchkin, We finally decorated our Christmas tree yesterday. I don’t usually like to wait so long, but things just kept coming up this month that got in the way. Munchkin was jumping and dancing with elation when … Continue reading →

Posted in Munchkin, Peanut | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Advent Devotions

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Mama

Dear Munchkin, Throughout December, we’ve been working through an Advent countdown book for kids from one set of your Godparents, Aunt B and Uncle P. Each devotion includes a short commentary on a particular topic, a Bible verse, a prayer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Munchkin | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment