For the past several years, the Stovalls, who live at the end of our cul-de-sac, have hosted a wassail party for those of us who live in the cul-de-sac. They provide wassail and hot chocolate, and the rest of us bring tasty treats to go along with it. We visit, eat, and we sing Christmas carols with chimes the Stovalls have. It's always wonderful to be together.
This year, the Atkinson's offered to host and they decided to have a dinner. They decided we would have Christmas in Hawaii and made Hawaiian haystacks. The rest of us brought things to go along with haystacks. The Atkinsons are very social, generous, and wonderful people and invited many other families outside the cul-de-sac to join us. There probably had 50 people at their house. Because it's winter and cold, we were inside which made for comfy seating arrangements.
In spite of the crowded nature of the gathering, it was so much fun to be together. The Atkinsons asked us to be prepared to share a Christmas tradition that are family does each year. When it came our turn to share, Brandt said, "Every year we bring a Christmas tree!" I'm not sure that's really our Christmas tradition as much as it is our post-Christmas tradition, but we do burn a tree every year, so I suppose that counts.
Dan and Nancy Passmore's son-in-law does a Santa gig during Christmas, and he made an appearance. The kids sat on his lap and as a family we took a picture. It was the only one I took. It was a wonderful evening spent with people who live near and are dear to our hearts.
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