Picnic by the Tree

Christmas at our house is steeped in TRADITIONS. A favorite one that we adopted about 13 years ago is the annual picnic by the tree. We fix a delicious feast of Middle Eastern food...things like hummus, pita, tabouli, mudjuhara, fresh fruit, olives, falafels, etc. etc. It's a meal that lasts a good long time and we enjoy it sitting by our Christmas tree sharing the company of the Florence family & Grandma Beck and Paul. After our feast we have the "talent portion" of the night. You can showcase any old talent you want. Sometimes it's serious like Nathan & Marian playing a lovely duet with the guitar & violin and sometimes it's just downright silly like Lilly giving us her "funny face" routine. Afterwards we sing carols, eat lots of chocolate and goodies. It's a pretty great tradition if you ask me!