Baking Day!!

Every year for Christmas since 2002 my mom, sisters and I have arranged a day to bake... all day... all our favourite Christmas goodies. It started because my Gramma Clinch would come and stay with my parents at Christmas time and one year we had the thought,' how cool it would be if we baked our Christmas goodies with her'. It turned out to be so much fun that even though my Gramma is no longer able to come to stay at Christmas we've continued with our new tradition. And as Janine's girls, Rayna and Jenna, have grown they have joined in and have made a tremendous contribution to the day. Last year we even invited friends to join us and we rented the church kitchen to accommodate the volume. It was a great time, but this year we decided to just have the four of us (plus the two new babies). We weren't as successful in terms of production this year as we've been in years past but will still had a tonne of fun. Every year it seems we find a way to improve on our organization and productivity. This year we tossed that to the side and just enjoyed spending the day together. I'm already looking forward to next year. Of all the Christmas traditions my family has created... this is by far my favourite.