Christmas Chaos

Christmas in Smithfield

Christmas Eve Dinner
We almost had the whole family there, Christmas Eve is such a special Bunker night; dinner, 'The Three Trees,' the reading of our Savior's birth, sharing our Christmas service experiences, and a family gift exchange. The Christmas Eve was a bit chaotic as the number of Bunker babies has multiplied and not all are babies anymore, so we skipped a few things on the normal agenda, but hearing the service experiences was wonderful as always.

Two favorites of a traditional Bunker dinner:
MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY
BLACK OLIVES

Affection accepted

Affection denied

Christmas with cousins= CHAOS

CBC/Nash Traditions
Santa's Sack with Christmas Jammies

Santa's Cookies and Milk
This year we made gingerbread butterscotch, they were chewy and fabulous!
(Tatum in her new jammies)

Sprinkling food for Santa's Reinmoose (according to Tatum)

I know, we are cruel parents, but Linc kept the hat on

Princess Guitar

Lincoln's guitar

Our guitar

I must say, Santa was sure clever this year. We all received guitars, perfume/cologne- Tatum was so thrilled with her Tinkerbell body splash, watches-yes she loves her Minnie Mouse watch too, but what I think she was most thrilled about was that it was like Daddy and Mommy's.

Another CBC/Nash Tradition
Fresh squeezed orange juice accompanied with a toast. Cheers!

"It meant so much to have you here for Christmas. Your visit was extra special because 2008 was the first year we have been with grandchildren on Christmas morning. I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing your traditions. I find myself recalling Tatum's delight with Santa's bag and the cookies he ate. Her little voice is so expressive. Holidays are always more fun when children are involved." Grandma Teri


We were hoping for a white Christmas and Santa delivered.