Starting a new tradition

Two of my aunts (Sharon and Marilyn), my mom, two of my cousins (Michelle and Katie), and Kristin and Kelsey all came over to my house on Saturday to make Kolaches (a traditional Czech pastry with a variety of fillings like poppy seed, prune, apricot, almond, cream cheese). We decided to do it last minute this year and I know many others would have loved to have been there (plus there was a blizzard going on outside), so we're going to be more on the ball next year. We would like to make it a yearly tradition. My grandma and great grandma loved to make Kolaches and there wouldn't be a get-together without them. (My grandma on my dad's side also made them...so I'm fortunate to have it from both sides of the family!!!) We had so much fun listening to Christmas music (even one of Kristin's Christmas polka CD's - I'm sure Grandma was loving that from up above!), reminiscing, and joking around. By the end of the day though, we were all beat. I used the 8mm design for the slideshow because it reminded me of the old movies we have of our family.