Today ....

This lovely lady, Samantha, and I made tons of "Ritz Dipped Cookies" this morning.  Each year the ladies at our chapel prepare some 'survival bags for students' for our college kids to have during finals week and Christmas platters for our singles, and our lovely golden age folks.  When the day comes to
prepare these bags/platters I know a family tradition is soon approaching.

On Friday, we Martinson, Rockhold,  Jacque girls

will be working out our annual 

Christmas Baking Day. 

When we first started this we went all out.  We gathered together early in the morning donning our Christmas earrings,

Christmas socks, Christmas music......the works.  

We had only a few 'little children' to entertain.  But as the years have gone by our families have grown.

We now have 14 'little children' to entertain.  We start later in the morning. We get tired

earlier and earlier.  But we still make memories and we still have fun.

Can't wait to see what everybody makes (and wears!) this year. I will post some pictures.