The humidity problem extends to baked goods. This year, in honor of the film adaptation of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret," we designed a gingerbread clock tower. I baked the walls nice and crisp, but they went soft and the top tumbled off within twenty-four hours.
That was fine with the kids. They ate it anyways.
One of our family traditions is to dress up like shepherds on Christmas eve, eat stew and home-made bread, then read the Christmas story out of the Bible. This year, it was just too warm to wear robes and bath towels tied onto our heads. By the end of the dinner, most of the shepherds had shed their costumes.
It was still a beautiful Christmas day. We walked to church in sunny, warm weather, then home again to a simple Christmas dinner. Once the sun went down, all the houses shone with Christmas lights. The palm leaves rustled outside the windows while we sang carols, then had our pie and cocoa and went to bed.
Mele Kalikimaka, everyone!
2 comments:
What a fun post. I smiled at your comments on the differences in your Christmas experience "Hawaii style." And I loved imagining your family interactions as you talked about your holiday traditions. Loved the pictures, too.
The little things you take for granted :) glad you had a merry Christmas even though some of it was so different. Family makes the season
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