Each year the kids get really excited for the Hammer cousin party. Brammy started this tradition a few years ago and it has been a huge hit! Each child draws a name and is given $3 to spend on that person. We split up and each Mom loads up her car and takes the kids to a different store to choose a gift for their person. Then we come home and sit in a circle to exchange gifts. The kids love it! They get all excited trying to guess who has them and what they are going to get.
{Clara and Sophie }
{ Hadlee, Ayden and Emma }
{Clara, Sophie and Elsie }
Once all the gifts have been exchanged, we sing some reverent Christmas songs and do the candle pass. They kids go around the room in a circle saying what they are thankful for this year. Ayden said he is thankful for Brammy. Sophie said she is thankful for her uncle who is serving a mission in Korea. After their turn they get to turn on their candle and we sing Silent Night. I'm so thankful that Brammy has the patience to do this each year. It is a great memory fore the kids and something they always look forward to.
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What a wonderful tradition Judy started with all her young grandchildren. The pictures say it all. You can tell the kids were excited with it. Great idea, and they can remember their cousins better.
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