Because our family is spread across the globe, we always look forward to Christmas as our annual excuse to gather in Colorado. This year was our first hosting a Smithster spouse (hi Zach!) and we truly enjoyed incorporating some of his traditions (Challah bread! Menorah lighting! Pecan balls!) into our own.
Our most time-honored custom is making orehnjača, a Croatian nut roll. Our Papa (grandpa) introduced this tradition when we were teensy tinesy girls and we loved making it with him until his passing. An orehnjača Christmas will forever be part of our holiday celebrations! Also on the list of things we always do is wear matching pajamas selected by Mama Smith, pretend cookies are the breakfast of champions (can't eat just five!), read The Night Before Christmas as a family, compliment each other and say thank you, endlessly.
As you can imagine, leaving all this was pretty tough...
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