Season's Greetings 2013

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Owls by Mrs. Frank’s 1st graders at Elder Grove School

Season’s Greetings is a celebration of the season with memories of past holidays and hopes for the future through the eyes of our children. The Billings Gazette would like to thank all of the children who participated by submitting stories, poems, recipes, wishes and drawings. We would also like to thank their teachers.

Without them, this would not have been possible. Happy Holidays!

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Beartooth Elementary

4th grade, Mrs. Heine

Some people love Christmas some people don’t do you thing that they are nuts or what? No people don’t like Christmas it’s a wonderful 4th grade, Mrs. Bailey holiday don’t you like it? Oh its going to be the best Christmas in the world. What fun it will be, best I go up to a cabin every other year my hole family goes, every body. It’s Christmas ever, happy holidays. Fun so much fun!!! And I would go to the times happen when you are good.

Lucks happens if you are good. A cabin in the midle of no where if I family is having the best Christmas could go any where. of their lives. Kick the music on and - Kade dance for Christmas. Every body goes to sleep one more year to be Christmas Time Theres no better time than Chirstmas good happy, happy holidays.

- Camie Half time where are hearts are relly warn.

We are proud, thankfull and nice. We also get gifts but that’s not the point. Cookies and milk for Santa.

It’s about when Christ was born. But Holiday fun with everyone. there are people out their who need Reindeer guide his sleigh.

Icicles hang from the roof. our help and they are called the Snowflakes fall in winter. poor. So we should help them out Thoughtful gifts will be given to kids. and give them lots of gifts and give Merry Christmas and Happy New them a bunch more.

Year.

- Anna A tree to be decorated.

Singing Christmas carols by the fire.

I would go to Hollywood because - Hailey Hinkle it is where the stars live and it is so cool there. I want to be a super star. I Snow is falling at this time. want to go there on Christmas.

Now everybody is exited.

- Hailey Other people might not get anything.

Winter fun for everyone.

The Christmas Poem/Song If you want to have holiday fun, make Family are happy to get together.

Like a dream come true. up a hol-holiday pun. Make some A mistletoes are hanging. cookies with your family, then go Karts are moving were Santa decorate the Christmas tree. Make working. some co co, now listen for Santa Elves are working. sayin’ Ho Ho. Now it’s Christmas - Teqah morning, open your presents, then you go to your backyard and there’s Joseph and Mary, mom and dad of a pack of feasents.

Jesus.

- Avery Enchanted holy spirit.

Saves our soul.

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving Undefeatable from the devil. because some of my family come Savior of all creation. over or some times we go visit my - Lydia Schwartzkopf dad while my mom works. I would like to go to see my grandma in San For Christmas, we go get a tree.

Diego because I haven’t seen her in Apple pie is so good to eat.

4 years.

My grandma bakes real good - Elijah cookies.

I like to do cool stuff with my mom What I want for Christmas & dad.

1. Peace Lots of love & fun are wrapped up in 2. A Kindel the holidays.

3. A Phone You’re the best in Billings.

4. Monster High stuff - Ethan Kaldor 5. Cloths 6. Love Cookies for Santa to eat.

7. To go skiing Holiday cheer every where.

8. To relax Reindeer hoof prints on the cold 9. Crafts snow.

10. A cd player Icycles on the roof.

11. Monster high dolls Singing carols.

12. A new bike Tiny elves make presents.

13. Candy Mom makes me go to bed earlier.

- Kayla A great time with family.

Santa’s sled full of goodies.

I would like to spend the holidays - Kylie Kotrc with my family at my house.

- Austin Last Christmas I did an ice fishing turniment and boy was it fun. The Las Vegas because it is super cool. first day I accidently stepped into an I realy think it’s awesome and my ice hole and my dad said get your mom thik’s it is cool too! foot out of my ice hold!! That same -Zander day I was bored and hungry and so I decided to fire up the old grill and cook up some hamburgers and hotdogs and next I went to the ice house and I asked if any one wanted

a burger or a hotdog and every one said they wanted something. That was the story of burger boy!! After that we all went to the bar and I toof ten dollars out of our tip pile and went over to the jutebox and I played a whole bunch of music and I went back to the table and my dad asked me if I had turned it on and I said yes and then he said I have really, realy good taste!! That’s the story of ice fishing at Christmas.

- Gunner Ostrem Cookies and milk for Santa Claus.

Holiday to celebrate Jesus birtday.

Rudolph is a reindeer that pulls the sled.

Iceicals hang from houses in the winter.

Snow can be made into butiful snowman.

Many people resive givfs for family.

A special time of the year.

Singing Chrismas carrols all night long.

- Hailey Hinkle

4th grade, Mrs. Pogue Santa was getting ready At the shop he saw Nate a new reindeer in a Tall tree trying to get A little higher it was a Competition. He said,”We’re running Late so you better get up and At it.” So they got to work Usually Nate loved to work So he sat down. He said he lost but he didn’t. He didn’t he go the highest he got to work.

- Trey

Santa is a very good man.

- James

Amazing foods and gifts You will miss me and I’ll miss you!

- Tyren

Santa was a very, very fat man.

And all he ate was cookies.

North Pole is where he lives.

5th grade, Mrs. Pogue Toys were his favorite thing to make.

And never ever stop giving presents out.

Snow the snowman sat up from Claus was his last name. bed.

Loves everyone all around the world.

N ight was all he could see out of his And never says no to children. widow.

Us he loves the same.

O ut on to his porch he sat and fell Sue Claus is his wife. a sleep.

- Jeremy Waking he found the he made snow Happy children walking through the every where. snow Mama he said to an old lady do you On Christmas Eve, looking at the know what happened? No, lights with wonder.

Answered the old lady.

Like Christmas cookies the children Night fell once again and Snowy were sweet, stayed at home forever.

I think about how all of the children - Traevon know.

Say and night Christmas day is Robert the Reindeer wanted a pop coming just so tart After a walk in the park, they gather Everyone wanted a pop tart too then at the clock…

Robert said “Yay,” sign the children when the “I don’t know where the pop tarts clock strikes 12:00! are, do you know?”

- Zoey No on said, “Yes, I know.” Everyone was sad. then Santa always loved working on toys D ancer was dancing then said, “ I And trains by hand and he always know where the pop tarts are! gets them perfect.

And he never gets them done wrong Everyone rejoiced because now they have a pop tart. but E veryone went to the kitchen and One day he messed up found a pop tart they And he needed to fix it but Santa R ejoiced, played and laughed Claus knew an elf that had a together because of the pop tarts.

Lot of tools. Santa called him over - Maren And he asked for one of his tools

and the Elf said yes , he got out his tool boxes Some of the tools had gum on them But Santa good a hammer and fixed Sandy the snowman loved the snow. the toy.

Nate the snowman loved snow too.

- Evan Oh how they loved to play together When they played together the snow Rudolph was a red nosed reindeer glowed.

Everyone really didn’t like him. He Many of the children sadly did not wasn’t believe in magic.

Identical to the other reindeers All of the children went ice skating Not even his dad liked the shiny and saw the snowmen. nose Now they know magic was real Dove was the only reindeer that got because the snowman was flying. along with Rudolph - Parker Everyone made fun of Dove as well Everyone except Rudolph Rudolph the red nose reindeer was Rudolph and Dove were friends Excited for Christmas Day so he forever. could - Jaden Invite his friends to come and help him.

Si the snowman knew that he will “Not this time boy you sick,” said melt on Christmas. So he went to the Santa.

North Pole. Man it was cold so he “Dear me ,” said Mrs. Claus, “You went to Antarctica, it was perfect. By have a bad cold!” the night it was light in the sky.

“Eat cookies and drink hot - Derik chocolate,” she said.

Evan came over and made Rudolph Snowy the Snowman was going to better. the North Pole. But he accidentally “Rudolph lead the way,” said Santa. took a wrong turn so other then - Josiah going to the North Pole he went to the South Pole and he saw penguins Santa was a fat man. and meat eating killer whales. Snowy And he always loved cookies. was very sad but a penguin told him And he how to get to the North Pole and he Never stopped giving people finally saw Santa. presents, - Chance Toys, ipods, ipads and Almost every thing and he always Holidays are fun put From Santa Old and young family members Claus. And that is why he is so Lovely family members come Loved by all the children.

I love all my family members All around the world. And he loves Daddies and mommies, aunts and Us the same and he will forever uncles

Snowmen are very fun, playful and Nice. They like to play, they like to have fun.

One thing they love to do is skate on ice.

What do snowman say at Christmas Eve? They say Merry Christmas have a good night.

At New Years Eve they all have melted but when Night comes you know the story I don’t need to tell it twice.

- Piers Snowy the snowman was nice and so was his brother.

Nicey was Snowy’s brother. Nicey was 10 years Older than Snowy. Snowy was 10 years old.

When they went shopping the found lots of stuff.

Marshmallows and cookies and video games.

And when they left they had no money left so they went home.

North Pole was there. They played video games all day long.

- Cruz Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer had a friend who was an elf named Robert. Those two friends set off to the Island of Misfit Toys and they met some toys named Lambie and Chuckles. They even helped us through the Desert of Misfit Toys. Then finally they went to the Everlasting Ice Monster where they fought the Everlasting Ice Monster and after the fight Rudolph and Robert made it back home just in time.

- Chrissy

Wishing you a Blessed Christmas In the joy of this season, may we rejoice and sing God’s praise!

By the coming of Christ Jesus, may the hungry be filled with good foods, may those who are ill be blessed with good health!

Glory to God in the highest and peace to God’s people on earth!

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Rebecca Reindeer was eating her favorite veggie, lettuce, when she heard I am in need of a new reindeer. What ever shall I do? Dasher is sick from the flu, “said Santa. Every reindeer was begging Santa.

Then he said, “Everyone! Calm down. The reindeer to take Dashers place is Rebecca!”

Rebecca was jumping in joy.

- Alyssa Snow day said Jack Frost Now the kids will have lots Of fun with a snow day With two feet of snow lets Make a snow hill said one kid And everyone agreed. Jack Frost Now it would be slippery.

- Theo Reindeer are smart but one day Evan proved that he was Incredibly smart. So I will start the Night of Christmas when Evan Dared to pull Santa’s sleigh.

But Evan got too scared and Evan started to fall. But then they Raised and Evan said that he had beeped Rudolf’s nose.

- Laci Holiday happiness flows Over all the children as they Laugh and play In the house they lay around the fire Dreaming about tomorrow A holiday! They al say….

Yip, Yip, Hooray!

- Tristyn Happiness all over On Christmas Eve with Love and laughter and smiling faces.

In the houses children opening presents Driving to grandparents’ houses And aunts and uncles shouting Yippie, Yippie and having a Merry Christmas.

- Madison

5th grade, Mrs. Carlin Christmas Eve ‘Tis Christmas eve!

Kids get presents if they believe.

Believe in who you ask?

Well, Santa Claus of course, doing his task.

All around the world in just

one night.

Giving toys to children ‘till the bag is light.

Yes, the time to be jolly is here.

Wondering if Santa is near.

The next day is Christmas, everyone’s happy.

Children are wondering if their presents are snappy.

Tonight’s the feast with food and ham.

Todd’s doing something funny, better get the cam!

Well, it’s the end of Christmas and this isn’t a lie, This is the end and good bye!

- Camron

5th grade, Mrs. McDermott Holidays are more than presents or candy even maby getting the first cookie. It is about being able to be with your family our even freinds.

Say that someone in your family you do not see that much. Or one of your friends live far away. This is the time to lagh and have a good time.

Because being with your family is the greatest gift of all.

Sincerely, - Katie I don’t really want anything for Christmas, but there is one thing I do want. To spend Christmas with my family.

Playing games by the fire with some hot chocolate. Just spending time with my family.

That is all I want for Christmas.

Sincerely, - Kallyn I an going to be doing a recipe that our family often eats.

German Pancakes Ingredients: 2 tablespoon of butter 2 eggs ½ cup of flower ½ cup of milk ¼ teaspoon of salt ½ cup powdered suger Step 1: Preheat oven 400 degrees Step 2: Melt butter in a bowl.

Step 3: Brush butter on to pie pan.

Step 4: Mix all the remaining ingredients in a bowl.

Step 5: Pour that in pie pan.

Step 6: Back for 25 minutes.

And at last enjoy!

Sincerely, - Hayden

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1 For the holiday I don’t want much, all I want is to have the best Christmas EVER. My Grandma sends tamales and some gifts that she knitted. My sister and I make snowman and decorate it BIG time with a scarf, hat, gloves, glitter and GEMS. Then we put oatmeal with glitter for the reindeer.

Winter is my FAVORITE season and Christmas is my favorite holiday.

- Anissa I would like nothing more than less homework because I could spend more time with my family instead of sitting and doing work. Plus instead of doing homework I could make a card and tell my parents how great they are.

My dad he does everything he can to put a smile on me and my brothers faces.

Sincerely, - Stryker For Christmas I want an Xbox one and a Play Staiton 4.

Spend time with my whole family and get a computer.

And I would like to play baseball. The place I want to go to is Washington D.C. Sincerely, - Caden My favorite part of Christmas is going to my grandparent’s farm and playing outside in the snow. I love sledding down the big hill and riding the snowmobile back up top. Also I love flying through the open wheatfields with my dad on the snowmobile.

It is also fun iceskating and intertubing behind the 4-wheeler on the frozen pond. After that we all go inside and drink hot chocolate by the fire to warm up.

Sincerely, - Jessi

we have family dinner and are grandma brings us presents and I like Christmas is because my brithday is five days after Christmas.

Sincerely, - Brooklyn I think it would be nice to thank my awesome, cool, nice grandma. I hardly ever get to see her, and when I do it’s always fun. We play games, eat dinners, sing songs, and always have fun. If she comes, it will be a great Christmas! I realy hope she comes to town again!

Sincerely, - Sabin All I want for the holidays is to be at my house with my family. I would like to have fun and have good food. And instead of putting a star on the top of our tree we put a wire cat on the top of the tree.

Your Writer, - Orion To me holidays like Christmas mean more to me than just giving and getting presents to each other. To me it means getting to spend time with each other, and having fun together as a family. In my family we all love to sit down at the table and enjoy a nice meal as a family. Christmas means the world to me because we get to catch up with family we haevn’t seen in a while.

Sincerely, - Danielle

My favorit thing to do is go ice fishing with my dad mom and sisters. We spend time with are cusines for Christmas at are gramma house. Me my dad my mom and sisters go sleading and build snow ramps and go off of them. I For Christmas I would like to like 2 in of snow when I wake go to Tokeo and see what they up. I like to go snowmow do for our culture. Maybe I billking with my dad. I like to could learn it and head back get more new beebeeguns for home and bring the tradition Christmas. to my future kid(s). And Sincerely, maybe I could teach them our - Randy traditions. I probably might meet a panda and celebrate Christmas I would like my with it. And I also want to see family to be happy. For their firworks.

Christmas I would be very Sincerely, happy if I got an Orgon Ducks - Haden hat. A pair of Orgon Duck shoes, and a remote controll Christmas is my favorite time car. of the year because it’s so nice Sincerely, and joyful and amazing and - Jackson the most thing that I like about it is that it’s so beatiful and Christmas is my favorite time of year its so joyful, happy and its amazing. The holidays are very special to me because I get to be with my family.

Every year my family and I go to the theater and listen to a production. Also my family and I listen to Christmas songs all day long. My favorite song is “Baby it’s Cold Outside.” It’s a very special time of year for me to spend together.

Sincerely, - Elizabeth

Bench Elementary 2nd grade, Mrs. Cushing My favoret Christmas food is cookes. This how you make it. You role out the doe then you put it in the ofen and let it cook for a feu minis then take them out and let them cool off then you frost them with iceing and then you eat them.

Or Santa eats them whith milk.

- Steffaney Holiday Traditions My family and I go to someones home and we go there for Christmas eev and we opin all of are presits.

- Kate

Big Sky Elementary 3rd grade, Mrs. Helmbrecht The Important Things About Snowflakes The Important thing about snowflakes is that they fall from the sky. They are white.

Snowflakes are tiny and they are star shaped, but… the important thing about snowflakes is that they fall from the sky.

- Eli The Important Thing about Jack Frost The important thing about Jack Frost is that if there wasn’t snow, what kind of Christmas is it? If Jack Frost wasn’t real you couldn’t make snow angels. If there was no Jack Frost you couldn’t throw snowballs, but…the important thing about Jack Frost is that if there wasn’t snow, what kind of Christmas is it?

- Jaiden The Important Thing about Rudolph The important thing about Rudolph is that he shows Santa the way. He is nice to the other reindeer. His nose is very bright…But the important thing about Rudolph is that he shows the way.

- Dalvay

thing about the sandman is that he brings good dreams.

- Rachel The Important Thing about Rudolph The important thing about Rudolph is that his nose is bright red. He help Santa with guiding the night. Everyone made fun of his nose, but… the most important thing about Rudolph is his nose is bright red.

- Allie The Important Thing about Jack Frost The important thing about Jack Frost is that he make’s snow. Jack Frost knows Santa.

Jack Frost isn’t Santa’s enemy.

But…The Important thing about Jack Frost is that he makes snow.

- Emma The Important Thing about Santa The important thing about Santa is that he is kind. Santa is nice because he brings presents. Santa travels all around the world. Santa has a lot of reindeer, BUT…the important thing about Santa is that he is kind.

- Megan The Important Thing About Elves The important thing about elves is they have pointed ears. Elves help Santa in the workshop and they live in the North Pole in Santa’ workshop.

They also wear red, white, and green suits BUT……….. The important thing about elves is they have pointed ears.

- McKenzie The Important Thing about Santa The important thing about Santa is that he comes to our house. He delivers presents to every house. He rides in a sleigh. He is very quiet in my house BUT…the important thing about Santa is that he comes to our house.

- Abby

The Important Thing about Snowflakes The important thing about snowflakes are that they are all different. Snowflakes float gracefully down. They are white as snow. Snowflakes are cold. They can flutter like a butterfly. They are very small.

A snowflake is very pretty, The Important Things about but…The most important thing about a snowflake is X-mas they are all different.

The important thing about - Lacee X-mas is you get to spend time with your family. It’s Jesus’ birthday. You get The Important Thing about presents. Santa eats your Lights cookies and drinks your milk, The important thing about but…the important thing lights are they are bright. You about X-mas is you get to can hang them on your house spend time with your family. or your tree. They can light - Morgan up your house. They can be different colors. But…the The Important Thing about important thing about lights Presents are that they’re bright.

The important thing about - Kiara presents is you give and get Christmas means more them. You put them under The Important Thing about to me than a room full of your tree. They lay under Christmas Trees presents. I would rather have there until Christmas, but…

The important thing about one preasent than 11 or 12 the important thing about Christmas trees is that they are because Christmas to me is presents is you give and get green. You put presents under about ahving time to have them. them. You decorate them, fun with family that might not - Jaxon but…the important thing live near by. Famly comes about Christmas trees is that down for the holidays in lots The Important Thing About they are green. of family. Other families hoast Trees - Cole holliday parties that family and The important thing about freinds get invited to witch is trees is you put presents The important thing about a lot of fun.

Sierra W., 6th Grade, under them. They smell good. spending time with family Sincerely, Beartooth Elementary They can be decorated with The important thing about - Tanakie ornaments. You can cut down spending time with family is a tree for Christmas but…the you have fun with them. You There’s a cup of hot coco most important thing about also get to spend time with filling trees is you can put presents far away family. But…The Under the tree the presents sit under them. most important thing about As I finish my snowman he - Taylor spending time with family is looks quite chilling As the tree is being brightly lit. The Important Thing about you have fun with them.

- Carter The plate of cookies for Santa Elves is they are Santa’s is being made helpers The Important Thing about My family is eating a special The important thing about Rudolph feast elves is they are Santa’s The important thing about As the Christmas carols are helpers. They help him by played looking for bad or good. They Rudolph is he guides Santa’s sleigh. He has a nose that For dessert my family have pointed ears. And then prepared some sweets. make presents. They are small. glows. He is the leader of Santa’s sleigh. But…the - Noah There are some puppy elves. most important thing about They live in the North Pole and the North pole is glowing Rudolph is he guides Santa’s sleigh. light,s but…The important 6th grade, - Mariah thing about elves is they are Mrs. Morales Santa’s helpers.

The Important Thing About - Apollo Christmas Merry Christmas The Important Thing about The important the about May your holiday be happy Christmas is you get to Christmas days. Filled with love and celebrate. You get to have a The important thing about laughter. And may each day lot of fun. You get presents Christmas is Santa and Jack bring joy your way in the year and hot chocolate, but…

Frost. If Santa and Jack Frost that follows after! the important thing about were not born then the - Destiney Christmas is you get to BOOGY MAN would rule is. celebrate.

Luckily, they were born or we Winter!

- Aaron be in trouble.

The important Winter is the time of the year. thing about Christmas is Santa Time to drink hot co co.

The Important Thing about Lets go leave behind our fears. and Jack Frost.

- Alexis a Christmas Tree So we don’t go lo co.

The important thing about - Brianna The Important Thing about a Christmas tress is that it is the Sandman green. Christmas tree’s have The important thing about a nice smell. Christmas trees the sandman is that he brings make your house nice when good dreams. On Christmas you decorate them, but… he brings good dreams about the important thing about Layla Warnes, 2nd Grade, sugarplums, candy, presents, a Christmas tree is that it is Bench Elementary Santa, cookies and elves. green.

But…..The most important - Maddy

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The Important Thing about Santa The important thing about Santa is that he makes all the toys. He brings the presents to children. He has reindeer that help him. Rudolph is Santa’s best reindeer. Santa gives you lots of toys, but…the important thing about Santa is that he makes all the toys.

- Elizabeth The Important Thing About Christmas The important thing about Christmas is you get to make a wish for what you want. It is a holiday that is there every year. Sometimes you get what you don’t want, but that is okay, but…the important thing about Christmas is you get to make a wish for what you want.

- Timothy

3rd/4th grade, Miss Douglas

One winter I saw the Grinch Looking at a finch He had a fish On a dish He has only grown a itch.

- Cooper A penguin who is jolly.

He really likes holly.

He liked fish.

On a dish.

His name is Polly.

- Chloe He has a bright red nose.

The song everybody knows.

Rudolph is brave.

He lives in a cave.

He doesn’t have any toes.

- Melissa Mr. Snowman comes for a wintry stay.

He comes to have a cold, cold day.

He throws snowballs.

He likes to deck the halls.

He leaves at the end of the day.

- September A polar bear at his house, Was wearing a light blue blouse.

He looked for his cat, He looked for his hat But only found a mouse.

- Jett A polar bear in his house With his big pet mouse.

He looked for a page But found a big cage.

Then put on his blouse.

- Dylan

I saw Santa up a tree.

Did he go to sneeze?

What I want to know Is where did he go?

Did he freeze?

- Emma

A reindeer knew the Grinch But then got in a pinch He fell off a roof An then went poof Someone caught him named Mitch.

- Lindsay

Outside there was lots of snow.

From out there I felt it blow.

I made an igloo.

I built a snowman, too.

Soon it was time to go.

- Sarah

Polar bears are mean.

They really hate green.

They love two fish, That are on the fish.

Polar bears can been seen.

- Isaiah

The penguin ate a fish.

He went to clean his dish.

He did not share.

He saw a pear And then he went swish.

- Ty I love all the snow.

The trees brightly glow.

See all the lights.

In dark nights.

On Christmas the wind will blow.

- Samantha

There were a bunch of reindeer They looked into a mirror Saw a star Came from afar And stayed here.

- Ella

Last day of school.

I went to the pool.

I bought a flute.

I named it suit.

I took home a tool.

- Delani

Elves made toys.

For girls and boys.

At the North Pole.

There wasn’t coal.

There is lots of joy!

- Clark

On a snowy day You’ll want to sing and play Cause Santa is here So bring on the cheer Then ho-ho-ho you’ll say.

- Nayana

Bitterroot Elementary

I saw a penguin on ice.

He was very nice.

He had skates And t.v. he hates He loves ice cream with rice.

- Hunter Turkey on Thanksgiving day, Winter it on it’s way.

Shopping time, Hope there’s no crime.

Santa will come on his sleigh.

- Thomas On a snowy day The wind blew some hay The horse was cold But he was bold He was happy all day - Jorie I throw snowballs at brother.

I get in trouble by mother.

On snowy days, I like to play.

I like cocoa from father.

- Anna On a winter day, Everyone went to play.

Snowballs flewHands were blueWith cocoa inside we stay!

- Piper

2nd grade, Mrs. Culp Moon White, Dark Growing, Moving, Brightening Outside, In the bright sky Rising, Brightening, Burning Yellow, Bright Sun - Adrianna Kaufman Moon Dark, Dipper Sleeping, Waking, Dressing School, Clouds, Outside Hiding, Shining, Setting Bright, Yellow Sun - Brayden Lane Turkey Family, Eating Stuffing, Thanking, Eating Singing, Playing, Running Green, Yummy Dinner - Ira Wright The Snowflake Fell Down (song) The Snowflake Fell Down On the Beautiful girl She Sang like a Beautiful Angel - Jordan Wetsch

There was a kid who had no school.

And then went to the pool.

He made a new friend.

Who likes to bend.

And the kid started to fool.

- Ethan Santa’s a red suit guy.

On Christmas he does not cry.

Kids sit on his lap.

Santa likes to rap.

After Christmas he lies.

- Emma

Chicken Wild, Hair Gobbling, Eating, Flapping Woods, Store, Lost, Table Eating, Cooking, Buying Yummy, Delicious Nugget - Joseph Wallette

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1 The Important Thing about Christmas is you get presents and you play with t hem. You can build, play, wreck, and throw them off the porch.

The important thing about Christmas is you get presents.

- LaDrein

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Snow Peaceful, Happy Snowing, Singing, Caroling Fun, Happy, Nice, Sledding Cold, Icicles Christmas - Lucy Despain Holiday Thoughts My Mom and Dad and Uncle are the people who are important in my life.

This year I’m most thankful for my family and friends.

When I think of Thanksgiving I think of turkey My favorite Thanksgiving memory was eating turkey.

- Marcus Olson Snow is falling, falling down Snow is falling through the town, Over treetops and on the ground Snow is falling all around - Molly Gleason

Jacee S., 6th Grade, Beartooth Elementary

Family Good, Great Eating, Thanking, Stuffing Yummy, Turkey, Stove, Cookbook Running, Eating, Reading Good, Delicious Dinner - Scarlett Gill Jingle Shiny, Golden Jingling, Shinning, Dangling Sparkling, Bright and Shiny on the Door Dangling, Ringing, Sparkling Pretty, Small Bell - Talyssa Garza Thankful Thoughts My mom and dad, grandma and grandpa are the most important people in my life because they are always kind.

This year I’m most thankful for my family.

When I think of Thanksgiving I think of family and fun because my family and friends are important.

My favorite Thanksgiving memory was turkey because it was sweet and tasted really good!

- Timmy Rodriquez

Steffaney Pellegrini, 2nd Grade, Bench Elementary

2nd grade, Mrs. Miller Christmas Awesome Beautiful Playing Snow Fighting Eating Santa Reindeer Snow Presents Watching Skating Sledding Soft Light Winter - Anna Portra Winter Cold Icy Sparkeling Chilling Singing Snowflakes Snowball Snowman Snowcastle Bringing Sledding Eating Wrapped Red Christmas - Dillian Peltier Christmas Sweet Fantastic Snowing Singing Watching Bells Trees Santa Elves Loving Caring Sharing Amazing Polite Family - Carly Bryant Christmas Amazing Lovely Tasting Feeling Smelling Tree Cookies Ornaments Presents Cooking Helping Decorating Green Red Family - Alex Maroncelli Winter Chilly Frosty Catching Getting Makeing People Snow-pants Sled ball Playing Throwing Building Cold White Snow - Catrice Bradford Christmas Kind Awesome Giveing Careing Helping Reindeer Snow Ice Gifts Playing Cooking Sledding Fantastic Great Family - Carter Linnell

Winter Awesome Sweet Sledding Singing Tossing Presents Snow Ice Slush Seeing Playing Talking Quiet Fun Christmas - Cooper Thorson Christmas Exciting White Decorating Shopping Reading Pie Mom Dad Grandparents Singing Sending Playing Fantastic Tall Family - Breanna Williams Christmas Flickering Bright Unwrapping Creating Building Santa Snowangels Snomen Snowflakes Playing Making Rolling Sparkly White Winter - Cesar Nuno Family Tasty Awesome Opening Wrapping Giving Presents Tree Santa Food Sitting Sharing Eating Kind Sweet Christmas - Makayla Sietsema

Christmas Fantastic Perfect Playing Eating Singing Tree Mrs. Claus Presents Elves Sleeping Waiting Listening Big Red Santa - Ryan Jokela Christmas Cold Bright Sleeping Celebrating Baking Santa Trees Cookies Family Wrapping Opening Giving Colorful Quiet Presents - Xavier Ingels-Ray Christmas Enjoyable Perfect Shareing Snowing Singing Apple-pie Tree Bell Presents Cheering Hugging Laughing Awesome Beautiful Holidays - Malena Heindl

Canyon Creek School

Winter Awesome Fantastic Snowing Playing Welcoming Snowman Snowfort Dad Mom Suprising Singing Waiting Perfect Quiet Christmas - David Jasper Christmas Cold Awesome Singing Dancing Watching Santa Mom Grandpa Grandma Sprinting Jumping Leaping Snowy Pretty Holidays - Morgan Erickson

1st grade, Miss Super Jerky You have this heater thing and you use that and you put the meat in there. It’s from my dad’s elk or my mom’s deer. I think you use some medium size meat to make it. Cook it for 3 minutes. Then when it gets hot and it feels like it’s going to blow up, you open the top. There’s a little circle on the top and the heat goes out. That’s how you cool it down.

- Caleb Cowen

Trey, 4th Grade, Beartooth Elementary

Spaghetti Rip the noodles up. You use a handful. Then boil it in the water. You put the sauce in it and then you mix it up. Then it’s done. My mommy adds a lot of love. And that’s it!

- Jamie Bledsoe Strawberry Pie Cheesecake This round pot, put some batter in it. Then put it in the oven at 50 degrees. Then get it out and see if it’s fat. Then put that type of cold cheese on it. Put 4 strawberries on one side of it.

- Gabe Porterie Mashed Potatoes You can get a potato and then mush it. You can cook it in a pot or microwave. Put it on a plate then put it on the table and eat it.

- Colton Woodard Strawberry Pie Get 7 strawberries and squeeze the juice and cut them up. Put it in the oven at hot. Put a little cold in it. Get 8 cherries and squeeze the juice in there. Then put back in the oven for 10 or 9 minutes. Then the timer beeps!

- Cassidy Albrecht Chicken You can like catch a real chicken then put it in the oven and cook it. I would add cinnamon and that’s it. Cook it for 15 minutes. I would like it to be at warm-hot. Then I would eat it.

- Aidan Harper-McMillan

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(Top Row): Brandon Huston, 3rd Grade & Zoe Bermes, 2nd Grade (Middle Row): Landon Anton, 2nd Grade & Matthew Moore, 3rd Grade (Bottom Row): Evan Johnson, 3rd Grade & Connor, 2nd Grade Students from Central Heights Elementary Mashed Potatoes Chop 6 potatoes with a chopper. Then I would put them in the microwave for 16 minutes. Put gravy on the top.

Eat them with a fork.

- Caden Haff

Cranberries There in a little box at a grocery store. They are good.

They are warm. We open the can by sticking our finger in it and open it up.

- Kierra Vallie

Canned Peas Pop the lid off, dump out all the juice and then cook them. My mom puts them in the microwave for 1 minute.

Sometimes we add mashed potatoes with them.

- Ainsley McFarland

Mashed Potatoes Mash them and put pepper on them and warm them.

Cook them in the microwave or the oven for 15 minutes.

The oven has to be at really hot then wait for them to cool down.

- Grace Gartner

Fruit Salad Dump all the juice out of the can cherries. Cut up the cherries then get red or green grapes and cut those up. Put pineapples in there but we don’t cut those up. Get red apples in there. We get some cool whip and put it in the fridge to freeze for a little bit.

Then we take it out and eat it.

And the cool whip part is my favorite.

- Emma Bickelhaupt Fried Potatoes Make them just like potatoes but we just put them in the oven shorter than real potatoes. For 59 seconds at 8 or 9 or 10 in the oven.

Take them out of the oven.

Sometimes we put “red juice” out to drink when it turns to Turkey Day and we eat turkey!

- Col Minchow Turkey We bought it from Market Basket and we cooked it for 10 or 20 minutes at 100 degrees. We added some seasoning. We didn’t do it for the whole family, but if we wanted, we could add a little salt and pepper.

- Ali Torno Turkey Cut the feathers off, put it in the oven and cook it at 30 degrees for 8 minutes. Then cut it. Then that’s all.

- Colt Gust Mashed Potatoes We get 30-40 regular potatoes and we use a smoosher to smash them. Then if there’s skin on the side, we don’t care. We cook it at 110 degrees in the oven for 4044 minutes. Then we put butter on them. Then we put that stuff that’s called Top something with it.

- Jack Hanson

Where I’d like to spend Christmas and favorite food We eat hot dogs and burgers.

I want to go for Christmas to the North Pole.

- Diylon My Holiday Traditions Firsh we make Christmas supper. We go in our bed room. We watch Christmas movies.

- Keani

What I would like for Christmas I want a zoomer. I want 1 Direction dolls. I want 1D Turkey t-shirts and 1D pictures. I want We put it in the oven or nails polish. I want a dog and microwave for 3 or 4 seconds a cat, and teenage mutant or minutes. Sometimes we put ninga turtles. I want presents. it in the freezer to cool down - Kaitlyn for 1 minute and 3 seconds.

Sometimes we add a little My Holiday Traditions bit of salt. We put buns in a Everytime I play a Christmas microwave and warm them game with my family we like up for 10 minutes. Ya, we do it. We make cookies and pour all that. milk for Santa. We set up our - Alexis Peak tree and put a star on top.

- Landon Popcorn Microwave.

Wait for the ding.

Cool off.

Eat popcorn.

- Preston Dietz

Central Heights Elementary 2nd grade, Ms. Roberts

What I would like for Christmas I would love a American doll that looks alot lot like me, because I have two Disney ones and I thought that it would be fun to have a doll that looks like me. If I got that then I would name it Addie Junier. Also I would find clothes that are almost the same as the clothes that I have. That is what I would like for Christmas.

- Addie Where I’d like to spend the Holidays and Favorite Food I would want to spend the holiday at my house because we can open our presents at our house. I would want to eat steak on Christmas.

- Sidney

What I would like for Christmas I would like a husky for Christmas because I saw one before. I like huskies because they are sled dogs. They are black and white. They grow We get sushi. We look at lights. big and strong. When they We drink hot chocolate when are babies they are cute and fuzzy. its cold out. We have friends - Joseph over.

- Dante

Where I’d like to spend Christmas and favorite food I like to go to my Grandpa and Grandma house because they make yummy food. They some times make fried beets.

- Tony

What I would like of Christmas My Holiday Traditions I would like an iPhone. I On Christmas night we look would like the nerf long strike. at houses. Then we go home. I would like an iPod. We eat food no the couch and - Leyton watch the cartoon network Christmas special. Next we Where I’d like to spend go outside and play and light Christmas a fire. And thats how my I’d like to spend my Christmas holiday traditions are. at my Grandma Rosaly’s house - Connor because of her delicious homemade pumpkin pie. Also What I would like for her delicious potatoes with Chistmas! ketchup. And her famous hot I would like a lego set coco. So my point is I’d like because I have no legos. to spend my Christmas there Also I want a barbie doll because she’s a good cook. because my other ones are - Zoe old. I would like a lala loopie because I only have one. Also What I would like for I would like a game because Christmas my other ones are broken.

I would like an American Girl I would like some clothes doll and a big bed. I also because I don’t have that want a pet turtle. I would like much. a toy angel.

- Anabelle - Evelynne

Where I’d like to spend Christmas I would like to spend Christmas at home and at my aunt’s house. I like to eat donuts.

- Elijah My Holiday Traditions First on Christmas I open presents. Then I eat breakfast.

Next I play with my toys. We sometime look at lights.

- Emma What I would like for Christmas What I would like for Christmas is a Dodge Toy Truck and a Snowmobile and a toy trailer!

- Tanner I wouldld like a game.

I wouldld like a x-box. I wouldld like a bell. I wouldld like a toy. I wouldld like a robot.

- Clayton What Christmas means to me Chirtmas is special because it’s Jesu’s birthday and we get presents. I wish he could come down to thank him.

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What I would like for Christmas I would like a DS so I don’t be bored. Also I will want a cotton candy maker so I can eat cotton candy.

- Jovan What I would like for Christmas I would like a pug because my other pug could play with him. I would like a football.

- Nolan Where I’d like to spend the holidays and favorite food I’d like to spend the holidays at my cabin because I can go sledding down a big hill. I would eat a big dinner.

- Kale

3rd grade, Mrs. Kroll Christmas vacations Well I would like to spend Christmas in Montana because it snows a lot. You can have snowball fights and play in the snow. I also could spend Christmas in New York.

Because it snows there and there’s a lot of football teams there. I could also spend the Christmas in Colorado because I could probably learn how to snowboard and have fun. I would like to spend Christmas anyplace that it snows and has football because I like to watch football live. I’ve always wanted to snowboard to so I would like to spend Christmas anywhere that has those three things.

- Jaxon

Elder Grove School 1st grade, Mrs. Robertus Turkey Get a turkey. Take the hair off.

Then take it out and let it cool down. Put it in a pot. Then cook it for 5 minutes. You take it out then cut and put in on plates to eat.

- Hope Stuffing Get the stuffing out of a box.

You add a tad of brown sugar to it. Then you cook for 10

minutes at 1 degree. Put it on a plate and let it cool off. Then you eat it.

- Briannah Turkey Go my farm in the cornfield and kill the turkey there at 2 o’clock. Take off the feathers and put it in the oven at 100 degrees for a night. Add salt, lots of pepper, and add a cherry on top.

- Theron Chicken Get a chicken and put in a big pot and cook it for 5 minutes at 6 degrees.

- Annastasia Pumpkin Pie Get pumpkins, green apples, little bit of yellow apples, and little bit of milk. Get a pan and put everything in and roast it for 7 minutes at ten degrees because I like it hard and crunchy.

- Ezra Turkey Take the feathers off the turkey, then put it in a pot. Cook for 30 minutes until it is a little hot. Take it out of the pot.

Eat it.

- Miley Pumpkin Pie First you get pumpkin stuff.

Get a dish. Put pumpkin stuff in the dish and put it in the oven for 8 minutes at 1 degree.

- Manzo Potatoes Put the potatoes in a bowl and put them in a hot oven for 10 minutes. Take them out, add sour cream and pepper.

- Addison Turkey Buy a turkey. Put in a sink and turn the water on hot. Take it out of the water after 15 minutes. Put turkey in pot and then put it in the oven. Cook for 20 minutes at 15 degrees.

When it has cooled down, take it out of the oven and eat it.

- Aaron Mashed Potatoes Get potatoes and peel them.

Mash them with a spoon. Put them in the oven for 6 minutes at 6 degrees. Take them out of the oven and eat them.

- Mia

CYAN 1 Apple Pie Mix apples, cinnamon, and put them in a pot. Put them in the oven and cook for 12 minutes at 10 degrees.

- Gage Banana Split Put vanilla ice cream in a bowl with some bananas. Then add some caramel and chocolate syrup and that’s it.

- Nicolai Turkey legs Look for a turkey somewhere like at the zoo. When you find it, you kill it and take all the feathers off. Put it in the microwave for 20-30 minutes.

I am not sure. Take it out when it is done. Put it on the table.

Give the kids the part of the turkey they want.

- Dutch Potatoes with cheese Get the potatoes from the garden. Then take the skin off.

Put cheese on them. Put in the microwave for 1 minute, then take it out. Then it’s done.

- Jacob Pumpkin Pie Go to the store, buy pumpkin seeds, plant a pumpkin, scoop out the seeds, take the pumpkin insides and mix it with butter. Then bake it at 50 degrees, then top it with whipped cream. Then eat it - Sienna Cherry Pie You have to get some cherries, wrap it up and put it in the microwave. Then you add more cherries and you eat it.

- Malea

Adoring all the fun Counting, looking, helping Friends, New York New Years - Jasmine My holiday traditions are makeing peanut brittle and Hershey diped cinnamom bear. Meanwill I wishes I’d coud spend the holiday at my dad house in big tember with my sister, Grama, and dad.

My favorite holiday food is peanut brittle, Hershey diped cinnamon bear, and most of all fudge. I wish Santa to come done my chiney.

- Alex In the winter time when it’s snowing I have fun with my friends without even knowing. When were in the snow having fun we throw out random puns. Having fun is not a good thing. It’s the best thing so when you’re all alone remember the times we shared in the snow. The good ol’ snow.

- Nicolas What the holidays mean to me is to get with faimily and have fun to see relativs and love hope all that stuff. It is all fun maby present matter to other kids but not me. I like haveing faimly over. Ecspeally my cusins there my only cusins that like me as there cusin.

My favrite part of Chismas is haveing faimly over.

- Tegen

Our Thanksgiving Tradition Family traditions begin somewhere, our familys’ tradition started on Thanksgiving Day. It all started Banana Chocolate Pudding when my family all drove by the mission, and seen a I love banana chocolate long line of homeless people pudding. You buy pudding waiting for a Thanksgiving and put it in a bowl, then dinner. So, because we felt refrigerate. Then we eat it when it’s Thanksgiving. It tastes bad for them, we decided to like a banana swirl. It’s yummy. make dinner plates from our leftover Thanksgiving dinner.

- Jerome Then we drove around and handed dinner plates out. I Turkey Get a turkey, put it in the oven hope my kids and their kids and cook it really, really hot for keep the tradition going.

- Samarah 7 hours. The oven dings and the turkey comes out. Then What Cristmas means to me put it on the table and eat.

What Cristmas means to me is Then throw the bones in the no worrys in the world. Just garbage. drop evrey thing and have - Annika fun. Even if a blizzard hits you will still have fun opening presents, laughping, and sitting by the fireplace. Also, you will feel warm inside when you go to sleep. You will be happy all day with your family.

3rd grade, - Trinity

Lockwood School Mrs. Smith

Christmas Mornings Every Christmas Eve my sister and I make a plan. We wake up at 6:30. We watch TV until 7:15. Then, we go get our stockings and look through them. Next, we go up and show our parents our stockings. Then we wait... we wait for my Nan, aunt and uncle to come over. At last we can open our presents!!

Finally, I open my BIRTHDAY PRESENTS!!! P.S. my birthday is on Christmas!

- Hannah Frost

5th grade, Mrs. Lemke Holidays Holidays happy with cheer.

Always happy Santa is near.

Please come here Santa we need you.

Please bring joy this Christmas year.

You made my day Horray Horray!

- Kiarra The smell of gingerbread fills the air Christmas lights are everywhere The stores all get really busy Our drinks of egg nog are getting fizzy It’s great they’re all here with me I spend time with my presents - Brooklynn Christmas Presents, family Running, ripping, wrapping,

Tradditions One of my favorite tradditions that I do is that I go to my grandma’s house and she buys us presents and we open them, eat dinner, and wach movies together. So in summary I really love Cristmas.

- Trinity A Turkey Poem Gobble, gobble, gobble, It’s time to do a trot…

And to say a little thanks for all that you have got!

Gobble, gobble, gobble, It’s time for me to say…

To be thankful for all the food you go!

Happy Holidays - Riley Christmas A dazzling quilt of snow so white.

Bountiful presents neatly wrapped in bright.

A shining tree twinkling in the starlight.

All this celebrating is such a jolly sight.

So it must be Christmas night.

Merry carrols in the icy streets.

Stockings full of tasty treats.

Wearing dresses made of pleats.

Loving people you will meet.

So it must be Christmas night.

- Eva One thing that I do every year with my family is make chocolates. It’s very fun and tasty. We all get together at my great uncle Jan’s house.

My great aunt Holly melts the chocolate first. Then she takes flavorful stuff called fondent.

My family all have fun while we roll the fondent into balls,

for me. Reading each card makes me feel special and loved by each person.

Every year my family and I go to the Christmas Eve service at our church. Then, Christmas to me is one of when I get there I get to see the most exciting times of all my friends and family. the year. It’s all about giving Once service starts we enter and sharing, but the best worship and then listen to thing about Christmas, is the magic it brings to the families our pastor read the Christmas story. When he is finished we around the world. It’s also are all dismissed to enjoy the fun to see the look on your kid’s face when they see their rest of the exciting night. This night is special to the entire favorite toy in the present they just opened. That is what church including me.

I will also spend time Christmas means to me. with my friends and family.

- Cole Every year my family goes sledding with our friends. On Christmas joy Christmas we have a splendid Christmas joy is the thing that dinner with our family and eat holds us together. No matter the weather, without Christmas delicious turkey and pie. Then, we go to my Aunt and Uncle’s joy we’d be a big pile of house to open presents. grumps waiting for whatever.

Spending time with people So think on it hard, or even I love always makes the harder, and then you’ll know Christmas season enjoyable. that Christmas joy is the only I feel that Christmas is a thing that pulls us together. wonderful time of the year.

- Autumn Being with family and friends and eating a big dinner is fun.

Holiday Traditions It can be the most exciting What I like to do on Holidays time of the year, but the is get together with all my friends and family to tell jokes, most important thing about Christmas is Jesus. We would eat, laugh, have fun. What I not even have Christmas also like to bake cookies for without him. Because there everybody to eat. One other are so many wonderful things thing I like to do is round up to celebrate, Christmas is one everybody and play a huge game of football and an even of the best holidays of the year. bigger game of Capture the - Jayda Houde Flag. But most of all, I love eating together as a family.

Christmas at Grandma’s Those are my traditions.

I enjoy Christmas with all - Zephen the joy and laughter. The trees glisten in the windows Some reasons I like the of houses as we drive to holidays. Well Christmas is grandma’s house. I hear my favorite holiday because carolers traveling house-toits Jesuses birthday, I get to house singing songs. I love see all my friends and family, and all of the preasants in the how the snow sparkles as grandma’s house comes in to order. My second favorite view holiday is Thanksgiving Everyone on my father’s because I get to see my side of the family will be friends and family, and all coming to grandma’s house. of the food. Then it’s Easter My Grandpa and Grandma because of the easter egg are hosting Christmas. I love hunts. Then Valintins day for the fun that one of my favorite. how the fire crackles and the Then Halloween for the candy. presents are all set up around the tree. My aunts and uncles - Madison will come too. I like it when Cristmas is here with mery and they always tell me how much I have grown. My cousins cheer. We sing along to are will also come to grandma’s favorite songs. We’ve been good and we’ve been bad house. We all bring toys we can’t wait another minute and share them as we play because we’re just to glad. All together in front of the warmth the boys and girls wait around of the fire. I love my family the tree for Mr. Santa Claws to and they love me more. come down the chimnney.

We open presents by the - Sirr crackling fire--big ones, little ones, and middle ones. We For Christmas I could love to have snowball fights, the spend it with my mom’s side snow glitters as my family and of my family because I’v only I walk to the park the snowball seen them once since they fight begins the snow might live in Germany. Also because, be cold but I have my winter the’re so happy, funny, nice clothes on so I am warm. and I would love to see them The smell of turkey baking again. The person from my in the oven lures me to the mom’s side of the family I kitchen as dinner approaches. mostly want to see if my uncle The smell of the delicious Manfred because, he is so stuffing makes my tummy nice and helps out a lot. grumble--time to eat. The What Christmas means to delicious smell of pumpkin me is giving and the day that pie fills me with happiness.

Jesus was born.

The pie with the hard crust is - Christina delightful.

I love Christmas. Friends and family spend time with each other. The decorations twinkle in the houses of friends and neighbors. The trees glisten.

I love Christmas with the joy and laughter in the wintery air.

5th grade, The jolliest time of the year is here.

Mr. Dyba - Tucker Luft and dip the balls into the gooey chocolate. That’s what my family tradition is.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2013 Christmas is spending time with my family at Christmas time. Spending time with family is the best thing that could happen at Christmas time. Spending time with my family is the most important thing at Christmas time.

- Porter Esplin Fun on Christmas Christmas morning is joyful with all the snow, glistening trees and the laughter of me, my friends, and my brothers.

We play in the snow and build igloos. It is fun, just like going to my grandma’s house and playing with my cousins, uncles, aunts, and brothers.

Together we ride their four wheelers and motorcycles. My uncle pulls us on a sled with his four-wheeler. It is great!

My grandma also has good candy that we all like. She also has lots of presents. Before we leave we will be at my house with the hot cocoa, presents, and stockings.

My brother will be coming back from Montana Youth Challenge and we will build igloos and play games.

We will also celebrate Jesus Christ’s birthday with praying, and thanking him for everything.

We will also eat food like beans and watermelon and corn and cake and candy and soup. My grandma makes super tasty food. My dad and I love the delicious deviled eggs that my grandma makes and we always fight over them.

Christmas is a fun time with all of my family and friends.

Christmas is my favorite holiday because its Jesus Christ’s birthday and that’s where CHRISTmas came from.

Christmas means a lot to me because i get to spend time with my family and sled.

- Jarrett Swift Holiday Foods and Family Bonding My family and I all love food. My family can be a bit crazy at times, but I still love them. Cooking is a tradition in my family--a tradition that brings us together.

My mom and I make meatloaf for the holidays.

She makes it year round, but during the Holidays, she uses a special recipe. The recipe was passed down from generation to generation in our family. My mother and I bond through cooking. This is a bond that will never break.

My dad and I bake goods all the time, but during the holidays our love shows through our baking. My dad loves Christmas even more than I do. Ever since my grandma passed, this holiday has been important to him. My grandma loved baking, and she passed down the love of baking to my father. He in turn, passes this love on to me.

My other grandma loves cooking as well. She puts a lot of time into Christmas dinner which we all enjoy. The pride and love she puts into her cooking is shown each year.

Food is one way that my family bonds. The tradition of cooking is important to my family and me. Our love is a spice that will never fade away.

- Mackenna Wagner

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After dinner, we gather around the glistening Christmas tree. We marvel at how it shines. Then, we thank each other for the kind gifts that we receive. Finally, we take pictures and save memories that will be in our memory box for years to come.

I love my grandma’s house because we make a lot of memories there and I hope that we can make more in the future.

- Kylee Flaskey Holidays at Home I enjoy spending holidays at home in the wonderful presence of my family.

Without a doubt, holidays spent at my house are the best. Many terrific things happen when we are all together.

One by one, I watch as my family arrives at our house. My grandparents enter the house with joy. They hold presents in their hands, fully wrapped to make sure my siblings and I cannot see them. Later, my aunts and uncles enter the house, ready to help cook the delicious meal or relax in a cozy chair. My cousins run inside, excited to start playing. We gather around to play board games I know will be fun.

I love it when Mom cooks dinner. The extraordinary smell wafts from the kitchen.

The smell of pie conveys a wonderful feeling. I can almost taste the ham and stuffing as they are pulled out of the oven. The creamy potatoes on the stove look as tasty as whipped cream. The dinner is always delicious.

The holiday weather at my house provides great satisfaction. I build igloos with my cousins out of snow and create snow angels. When I enter the house from the cold weather, I sit down to savor a warm, delightful cup of hot chocolate which instantly warms me up.

My cozy house provides a perfect atmosphere for the holidays. These gatherings make me thankful for my family. Spending the holidays at my home fills me with joy.

- Aleisha Dutton

Holiday Times I enjoy spending my Christmas with my grandma.

My family travels over wintery roads to reach our destination at grandma’s house. As we arrive at our destination, I already smell the delicious dinner in the air.

I love it when my whole family comes. It gives me a feeling of warmth. My cousin likes to play sports with me and build snowmen in the wintery coldness. My brother plays Legos with my and my cousin. While my mom and dad cook.

My Grandpa makes pumpkin pie. The smell wafts through the kitchen. My Grandma makes delicious cookies. The smell of the food makes me hungry. The warm cookies make me feel like I am relaxed.

I love setting up the Christmas tree with my family.

It warms my heart with joy.

My family and I decorate the tree in many colors and Christmas decorations. My whole Christmas With The Esplins Holidays at My Grandma’s Many people and cultures family helps by placing the At Christmas time my family House celebrate Christmas and the and I travel to many different This holiday season I would decorations on the tree. When holidays in many different all of the other decorations places. Spending time with like to go to my grandma’s ways. Some people may have been set, my father my family makes me feel warm house. Grandma’s house is enjoy baking cookies and places the star at the top of inside. My favorite part about a place that brings joy to drinking hot chocolate, while each of these places is that I the tree. everyone. My grandparents others may like family time and am with my family.

On Christmas morning I make Christmas memorable. fellowship. For me, Christmas wake to the smell of toast. I First, my family travels to My family arrives at my is a time to celebrate Jesus like making breakfast with my the top of the Beartooth grandparent’s house early in and to be grateful for Mountains after a hot breakfast the morning. My grandparents mom and dad. We usually everything we have. with sausage, eggs, and groggily greet us as they have make toast with bacon and One of my family’s many eggs. After that we open hot chocolate. It is so quiet just awoken from their deep traditions is to make each presents that fill us with there that I can only hear the sleep. Grandma, still in her other cards and place it in excitement and joy. The rest sound of our car’s engine and pajamas greets us with hugs. our stockings. Trying to think of the day is spent happily exhaust. It is so empty that all I Later, my aunt arrives with my of the perfect words and playing with our new toys. can see are snow and trees for little cousin who I have been best picture for each card Christmas fills my heart with miles on end. eagerly awaiting. is always fun, but Christmas After spending quality time Later, we gather around the happiness. I like it when my morning is where the fun in the mountains, my family dinner table. Christmas Dinner whole family gets together. I really begins. I can see each and I sit by the Christmas tree means a lot to me because my enjoy making food with my person’s eyes light up and mom. Christmas is a special to open gifts. I have so many grandpa makes it. He makes their hearts fill with joy as they gifts; I do not know which to yummy food and I appreciate time of year for me. read the meaningful words.

- Reyf Johnson open first. Our family room is that he does it. I appreciate it Then, when I open mine I am filled with the warmth from because my he cares about astonished by the beautiful our hearts. us. My family means a lot to words my family has written The only thing better than me.

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Spending Christmas with Family Christmas always fills my heart with joy. I love spending Christmas with my family in Washington. I cherish these trips and look forward to them all year.

As I walk through the door of my uncle’s home in Washington, I am greeted with hugs that fill me with happiness. My face lights up as I see my cousins. My grandma and grandpa give me big smiles. My aunt and uncle talk about how I have grown.

The smell of pho, a traditional Vietnamese dish, greets me as I enter the house.

I join my grandma in the kitchen and we bond as I help her cook. I set the table as my family gets ready to eat. Then I watch everyone’s faces as they take the first bite.

Now Christmas Eve has come, and everyone is anxious to open presents.

My cousins prepare the gifts they are going to give to one another. Then, we watch a movie before we go to sleep.

I prepare the hot cocoa while Christmas at Grandma’s and everyone gets snuggled into bed.

Grandpa’s House Excitement falls over me My family always goes to when Christmas comes. my grandma’s house for the I enjoy seeing all of the holidays. All of my family comes together for Christmas. members of my family. As my cousins and I sit around the My family warms my heart tree and hear my grandma when I get to see them. speaking Vietnamese on the My aunt and her family live in Idaho but they come to visit phone with her sister. As for the holidays. I look forward my mom and aunt bake the cookies. My grandpa and to seeing my cousins all uncle are sitting by the fire year. My family does not get and talking about what we together often enough. will do for next Christmas. I I love cooking dinner, but I cannot wait! love eating it more. We enjoy - Dakota Brickley eating our dinner together.

The meal is pleasing to smell Christmas with My Family and to taste. We enjoy the I like to cook for my family, meal that we all made for each other. We go around the meet up with family, and table and say thank you to one many other things during the another for making some part holidays. There are the people who come to the gatherings of the meal. including my aunts, uncles, We are getting ready to and cousins. Last, but not least open presents after we relish are my grandparents. It feels our desserts. We gather good to meet up with family around the shimmering after I have not seen them for Christmas tree. Then Santa a while. Sometimes there are arrives and gives us a treat. new people that I have not We take turns opening seen or knew of so it is really our presents before going fun. downstairs to play.

Sometimes I cook dishes My family is always thankful that we got together again. We like a Holiday Fruit Tart, some thank all of our family because cookies for the occasion and a cake. I also make the Holiday they have done so much for Ham. The main talent I have one another. I cannot wait is cooking. I decided to start until next Christmas to see baking so I could bake for my what will happen. family.

- Taytum Baker Loving Christmas I am going to have Christmas at my house. The inside of my house it feels toasty warm. I will make it the most special Christmas ever!

I will have everyone in my loving family at my house. I will make a snowman. After that, I will have hot cocoa with my favorite family. We will laugh and talk.

Later, I will go to my grandma’s house. My cousins and I will go snowboarding or sledding before the smell of a tasty dinner leads us home.

Then my family will open presents.

I will also go to my loving Aunt’s house. My family loves each other, with love filling the air. When it is time to leave everyone will be hugging goodbye.

Spending time with my loving family gives me a loving heart.

I like Christmas because it means the world to me it feels like everybody loving each other.

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1 I sometimes make an abstract piece of art for the occasion, or we have some fun games or contests and we may bring. We may also bring a pet to play with like cats, dogs, guinea pigs, lizards, and maybe a bird or two. Last, we give gifts or tell jokes to get to know each other better and we all tell stories to one and another.

We sometimes we have an after party to further celebrate the joyful day full of laughter and the best gifts of all--joy, happiness, and, a family coming together for the holidays. We all have fun when we are with the people we love.

- Branden Abel

catch up in what has gone on in life. We will all tell at least one thing that happened this year.

We do not need money for a happy Christmas. A happy Christmas for me is filled with love. All I need is my family to be with me. All I need to have a awesome Christmas is my family and joy there the air.

I love to celebrate Christmas in Billings. I am glad I have a family to spend Christmas with.

- Lexi Colebank

Where I Would Like To Spend My Christmas I spend my favorite day of the year at my grandma’s house. My grandma does not live far from me. My family makes the beautiful Christmas Time for Holidays Most of the things I want for Day special. It is a cozy and joyful day.

Christmas cannot be bought I love it when the tree lights in stores. I rarely see my are glistening and there are grandmas and grandpas any more, but we always see them warm smiles everywhere. My brother, sister, cousin, and on Christmas. My family has a I make snowmen and have great time on Christmas. snowball fights while our On Christmas it important I spend time with my family. I parents watch us through the get to play with them. I get to window. The family laughs see family members I have not and talks while drinking hot cocoa. seen in a long time.

The girls cook the turkey as I also like to have Christmas the scrumptious smell leads dinner. When I eat with my us through the house bringing family we share the joy of everyone to the kitchen. There Christmas. Most of all, I love are sweet potatoes, rolls, and that we get to spend time delicious pumpkin pie. We all together. hurry to the dining room when My family has lots of it is ready. Everyone thanks the traditions on Christmas. We girls for the delicious dinner open presents on Christmas and then we start to eat.

Eve. Then on Christmas Day Opening presents is fun, we have a big dinner. Then we but I prefer to give them. We share fun and joy together. sit in the living room while my People can have many mom passes out the presents. different things to do on We all say “thank you” and Christmas. Many people clean up the wrapping paper have lots of family traditions. when we are done.

Holidays have fun and joy in I love to spend my them.

Christmas at my grandma’s - Trish Sheridan house. We all have a lot of fun.

Where I Want To Spend My Each year it feels like we have the best Christmas ever.

Holiday - Karley Webster Billings gets a great Christmas every year. People in Billings have holiday cheer. Winter Wonder Land I would like many things for No one will get left behind on Christmas, but most of all, I Christmas Eve. would like to spend time with I celebrate Christmas my family. I love my family with my family. We go to very much and I do not get the Rimrocks to see Santa fly through the air. We play games to see them often. This year, I know that Christmas will mean together and go around a lot to me. singing songs to people with I will play in the snow with joy. my brother and cousins. We My whole family will will play in all of the shiny eat dinner every Christmas snow building snowmen together. My sister and I will tell funny stories that we made and making snow angels. I also hope to have a playful up. Some of us will try to

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snowball fight with the family.

I will have a nice warm cup of hot cocoa with the yummy cool whip that I love after playing outside. I will add some nice, big, fat marshmallows and sprinkles to top it off. An added candy cane will make for a nice holiday treat.

During the holidays, I will spend special time with my family. We will have a lovely dinner and eat mashed potatoes and gravy. I will open up all of the Christmas presents I receive from my family, and spend the most magnificent time ever with them.

Christmas is not just about the presents. Christmas is about the day a very special person was born and spending time with those that I love. I love Christmas. It is an amazing holiday.

- Lily Krum

6th grade, Mrs. Gardiner The foods I make once a year for the holidays is my moms famous chicken salad.

She adds all these weird ingredients but it tastes awesome! My father and I make apple pie. We add cinnamon apples and suger, more cinnamon and also ice cream on top after it’s done. Once we had pie or my grandmother’s strawberry shortcake. After the dessert we say goodbye and leave our grandparents house and then we go home and eat more pie. Then if it’s Christmas Eve, we open one present and go to bed.

- Clayton Where I would like to spend the Holiday I would love to spend the holiday some place warmer than here. Some place that is at least 70 degrees, like California or Hawaii would be nice.

- Patyn Christmas Wait for the snow Don’t get the cold Wait for the tree Have a nice cup of tea Hear the bell go ding-dong Wait for the toys to come Hang an ornament It’s cold in here, check the vent

Santa will go So he can eat your grandma’s dough He will leave a note Saying “Merry Christmas” HOHOHO! - Emily My Holiday Traditions Every Christmas Even my family has a big party where a lot of people from my church come to my grand parents house for ham, potatos, pie vegetables, and lots and lots of desserts. While the adult are having their own conversations downstairs while the kids are upstairs playing games like Apples to Apples.

On New Years we watch movies every year till 12:00 a.m. Then we hit the sack.

- Tygr Where I would like to go for Christmas I would like to go to Kalispell because that is where a lot of my family is. They are fun loving, nice people. You can do a ton of stuff, snow mobile, ski, and ice fish.

It is beautiful and there is wonderful food. I’ve never been there at Christmas. My grandma, who we stay with, is nice and she has a lot of cats.

My favorite one is Bob, he is also the nicest. This is why I would like to go to Kalispell.

- Noah Where I would like to spend the Holidays I would love to spend Christmas in Germany.

My family originates from Germany and my grandpa actually used to live there so, I would love to get back to my roots. I would love to learn more about the culture, the traditions and even the language. And that’s where I would try to spend the holiday.

- Janae What Christmas is to me Christmas is time for family.

Christmas is a time for joy and good food.

Christmas is a time when all people come together no matter what their past is.

Christmas is a time where every body can get along and spread joy.

Christmas is a time for fun.

But most of all, Christmas is a time for love.

This is what Christmas is to me.

- Maurice

CYAN 1 Holiday Traditions The best thing about Christmas is having most of my family coming over. We have a lot of traditions like when we open gifts. We open once, then let another person open their present. My mom and I make the best chocolate covered pretzels ever! We also make very good sugar cookies. We make homemade frosting. We have a nice family dinner and talk and talk and talk. Then we get stomach aches! May God bless!

- Shauna Christmas Day Jump for joy!

It’s almost Christmas Day! It’s time for friends and family to come.

It’s time for them to stay!

Jump for joy!

It’s almost Christmas Day! First comes Uncle Jack and Auntie June.

And then comes grandma May. Jump for joy!

It’s almost Christmas Day! Tonight we sleep.

Tomorrow we eat.

Hurray for Christmas Day!

cousin’s 15-layered Jell-o, the turkey and gluten and dairy-free crepes instead of Swedish Pancakes. Everyday it is hard for me, but the holidays are even harder with all of the pies, cookies, and cakes, but I am going to make it work!

- Alison My tradition is that we start out with waking up getting ready and going to grandma’s house. At first we do everything together, get the food ready play games and talk. When the food is done we gather around the table and start to eat the honey glazed ham and the mashed yams with butter and brown suger. After dinner we go into the living room and sit together to unwrap presents of all shapes and sizes. Once we’re done we big farewell and go home.

- Isaiah For Christmas I want to have a family dinner with my whole family. Then after that do fun things and play games. I also want to hang out with my friends and play games.

- Steven

I would like to spend the holidays in San Francisco because all of my relatives live there. Also, my aunts are so funny! If I were to go there, they would have planned so many things we wouldn’t get to all of them. My aunt can cook good things, and My favorite holiday tradition she cooks really good things is when I get to make homewhen it’s Christmas time. They made cookies with my also would have decorated parents. We get all of the their place a lot! Thats where ingredients together and just start making delicious cookies. I would like to spend the holidays.

We always make way too - Chase many, even when we give some to the rest of my family.

I love doing this because it gives me some fun, alone time with my parents.

- Ginny Jump for joy!

It’s almost Christmas Day! Let’s make the food.

It tastes so good.

To bad next Christmas is a year away.

- Conor

Dreams of Christmas Snow will be drifting down.

A big bright decorated tree will be up.

Stockings will be hung by the fire place.

Cookies and milk will be set out to make Santa’s day.

Those are my Dreams of Chrismas.

- Lexi Christmas is for joy, and all the cheer.

It only comes once every year.

Christmas has presents, gifts under the tree.

All the bells you hear, oh do they ring.

Santa and his sled, in sky.

Oh, Christmas is almost here.

On Christmas eve, all the children are excited.

The Christmas party just began and everyone’s invited.

After the snow in settled, the cocoa is here.

All the children laugh and play.

They sing, “Have a Happy Holiday!”

- Corinne

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Every Thanksgiving my family gathers together to have a meal and we all sit in the living room to talk about what were going to do for Christmas. We eat turkey, ham, corn, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. My grandmas, cousins, grandpas, and my aunties come to eat with us.

When my mom and the rest of my family talk about adult stuff my sisters, cousins, and me go outside to play with each other.

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Every Christmas Eve my family gets up and I get the cookies ready but I don’t get the milk ready because it might spoil.

Then I beg my parents to let me open a present, and then I go and read a chapter book.

When we get to my grandma’s my aunt is cooking. It smells good. She’s a good cook. I go hug my grandma, and then I go sit on the couch. Then we leave and I go home and go to sleep and I wake up and Santa ate his cookies and milk.

The end.

- Rylee Seeberger Every Christmas I spend the day with my family or friends, and sometimes I go down to see my grandma and stepgrandpa. We sit together around the Christmas tree and open Christmas presents together. And on Christmas day we open presents one at a time.

- Damien Zanetti-Lundberg C hrist H appy Holidays R eindeer I s sweet S anta T rees M agical A sleep S uper fun!

- Amara Hester Every Christmas my Grandpa Rudy comes over on Christmas day and we have a big dinner.

And on Christmas Eve we open presents and have dinner and talk. Then, we go home and that’s our tradition.

- Nathaniel Hoff C hrist H appy R aspberry pie I s awesome S anta T oys M agical A pple pie S now - Blake Gregor My family tradition is that we meet up somewhere and we have lots of fun making funny foods like pizza with gummy worms, or make a sundae out of lots of yummy foods.

- Davian Deserly Every holiday my family and me go to my aunt’s house to eat turkey and potatoes and chicken. And we go to the park afterwards. I just want you to know that this is about Thanksgiving. Then, we go to the park and we go to the hospital because my aunt is having her baby girl.

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My favorite holiday is Christmas because we share a Every Christmas my mother lot of things. Christmas means and I make Christmas cookies. a lot to me because I like to My sister helps too and my share a lot with my family. My dad doesn’t help. Every favorite food on Christmas is year my mother puts frosting ice cream and I make it like on the cookies. My favorite this: First I get some ice cream holiday food is fruit salad and in a bowl and I put toppings mashed potatoes with gravy on it. And I do not have a and corn. I don’t know how to favorite poem. make it.

- David Martinez - Allen Wilson My favorite holiday tradition For my holiday tradition my I like to spend holidays at my is Christmas because I do fun family goes house to house house but just a little time then stuff like go outside in the and then goes to my great I head to my step-grandma’s snow. Another one is have fun grandma’s house for pie house, then we go to my inside like drink hot chocolate. and turkey. After that we sit grandma’s. Then I head to my But the last three Christmases I around talking to each other other grandma’s and stepwas sick. and watching T.V. like N.C.I.S. grandpa’s. Then I go to visit - David and other shows like that. We my grandpa in Sheridan. Then always have a blast! last but not least I go to my Every Christmas we have a - Rylan Dad’s. tradition of going to Forsyth - Emma Sanders to go to my grandma’s house.

All I want for Christmas, Sometimes my grandpa hooks is for my family and my My favorite holiday is up a sled to the back of his nephew Calon to spend Thanksgiving because I get to pickup and my brother and Christmas together and have go to my uncle’s house, and I ride on it until we fall off. a big dinner, and get a lot of sometimes I’ll stay at my house After that, we go inside and presents! for Thanksgiving and invite lots eat, and then we go back to - Mateo of people and we get to eat Billings. lots of food. And we get to - Jase VanPelt Christmas means everything stay up past our bedtime. Our to me; Every 2 or 3 weeks before bedtime is at 8:00pm. And Red Lodge, Big Timber, we will stay up until 12:30am. Christmas my grandma and All with family.

I go and see a play at the - Johnathan Shipp Alberta Bair theatre, like the Candy, presents, a whole truck Nutcracker. My grandma Where I would like to load, and I have a grandma and spend the Holidays All this giving makes me want I would go to South Sandwich granddaughter day. On to explode!

Islands to spend the holidays, Christmas Eve I open my presents from my dad’s side because I really really really Lights and drives and holiday of the family in Hardin. On love sandwiches! And lore, Christmas Day I open my when I’m there I would eat Festive, jolly people all at the presents from my mom’s side sandwiches! And go to the doors. of the family in Billings. beach.

- Kennedy Laci - Shawn They sing with a beautiful voice I like Christmas because I get What the Holidays Mean Yet I am not there to hear them presents and play with them. to Me rejoice.

It is fun making cookies. I don’t What the holidays mean to know how to make them, but me is we have fun and we I am away on a pretty little they’re really good. Especially get to be with family on the island; holiday. I love all the holidays with family. We eat a big meal Having a great time in a cabin even Thanksgiving. I think you at my mom’s mom’s, my dad’s in Iceland. moms, then we eat dessert will too.

- Treyton then we play with our toys.

- Fallon - K’Den Shultz When I to go my cabin in Island Park, Idaho for Favorite Holiday Food and I’d like to go to Denver for Christmas, we have to be how to make them Christmas to see and surprise flexible with food because Green bean casserole is my 4 cousins. They’re all girls I am allergic to dairy and a tradition. We use dried and their names are Sammie, gluten. It is so tempting to onions, cooked green beans, Cassie, Micky, and Shelby. have a slice of pie but I know And they’re the best cousins I salt, and pepper. Potato it will just hurt me. What I eat could ask for. I love them very salad is another tradition. is still a question for me. I have We use potatoes, pepper, much. And they’re coming not a lot to eat there anyway. red seasonings. We make to my house on Christmas I have never had a Christmas mashed potatoes with gravy. morning. with my allergies before so We use pepper, mayonnaise, - Brenna McGurk-Arnett this is what I think I am going potatoes, and garlic salt. to eat. I will have second - Jayden Bonn-Hurlburt

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Every Christmas Eve my family and I take our dog Sippy and we drive around town to look at Christmas lights.

And we listen to all kinds of Christmas music. Sometimes we go to Denny’s to eat. But this Christmas is going to be different because my brother Troy is coming home from Nashville, Tennessee.

- Taya Falcon

I like to spend the holidays at my Gradmothers house we have so much fun there.

- Noelle What the Holidays mean to me To me the holidays are very special because my family loves to decorate the Christmas tree and putting up the Christmas decorations, but my favorite thing to do is wake up on Christmas morning and finding the presents under the tree.

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- Barbara

snow all around. It’s Christmas in the west that is the best of all. All these thing are great but best of all is the gift from God us all.

- Jackson

What Christmas means to me is that I get to see my dad and also my relatives that I only get to see once a year. So to me Christmas is kinda everything On Christmas eve I go to for me and my family. On my grandma’s house and Christmas morning two years we open one present. On I would spend the holidays in Christmas I open presents that ago I found my horse and my my house. I would play in the kitten outside my window and are to me. And then I go to snow. I would stay for a long my other grandma’s house and that is what Christmas means time. I really like to be there a to me. Merry Christmas. open presents thier. Then I lot. I love my mom and dad.

- Evan play with my toys.

My family loves to celebrate - Kevin Kleindl - Trafton Hanukkah but my family is not A Funny Chistmas Jewish. That’s not a problem.

So I work up this morning If I could pick where I went We love it. Happy Holidays. only to find that my dog had for the holadays it would - Jack chewed my blanket and deffinitly be Hawaii. messed up by whole room.

- Jason 3rd grade, I heared my mom say get up 3rd grade, lazy bones and get dressed I want a Ipod touch for Mrs. Larson and I got up only to find Christmas and a Nerf gun the Mrs. Glumbik mega. And my brother wants my sister had used all of my For Christmas I would like a cloths and I found some jeans a Nintendo DS. And were ipod toch or a motorized Where I like to spend the and a T-shirt and I tripped going to my grandma and scooter. My anut, uncles and holidays is at my house. I tripped down stairs and I grandpa’s house out in the cousins and be here for my mostly like Christmas and found Chistmas was in a week!

Heights. I think were having birthday. We will go to church ham mashed potatoes with Easter at my house. I like - Sophie and then go to my Grandma’s gravy and salad. Were going Christmas at my house house and my family will be because I don’t like to be Christmas is a wonderful to have pop and milk and there and we will have fun. at someone elses house for time water and were going to Merry Christmas!

Christmas. I love being at my All in the town it was as quiet watch football and stuff our - Ellie house for Christmas mostly as a room with no windows, stomaches. because it is more fun and I no people, and no doors. The - Blake love for my family members to My wish list! What I want for town was all asleep and the Christmas is….Ipad min., come over. I like Easter at my town was covered all over My holiday tradition is wake ruber band braclet kit, ipad house because you can find with snow and Kris Kringle is up eat mash potatoes and min. case, and my own room! turkey and fruit punch and eggs. Sometimes my family putting toys and goodies in - Madi buys eggs at the store and the stockings and under the pumpkin pie and then then we decorate the eggs.

Christmas tree. Lights where presents and then we go to I would like to spend the - Kendall my grndpas and gramas house hunge up there where red, holiday at my house and and eat then do presents and green, and white the morning my grandmas house and my came and everyone was go outside and play with are My tradition for Christmas is favorite food is cookies and happy. toy and give the dog toy to I usally stay at my house and how you make them you use - Izaiah the dogs and then it is ript my Grandparents come. On flour and sugar what I want for Christmas Eve we have a huge Chritmas is an ipad mini and a and we get mad at them.

What Christmas means to - Bambam food bar with vegtables and babby golden retriver. me chips, crackers and salsa with - Ruby Christmas means laughs and fruit and my Grandparents joy. bring food to. When me and 4th grade, I love Christmas because it is Christmas means everything to my brother go to sleep are a special time to spend time Mr. Andriolo each girl and boy. parents say we can wake up with your family! a 7:00 in the morning. That’s - Alix We gather around the My Zebra why I love Christmas!!!

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Dear Santa, - Lauren There was a boy who’s name I would like just one thing, and We all sing and dance so free. was Floren. It is Christmass he don’t worry it won’t sting or I think that the holidays said. It wasent the Christmas Candy, cookies, and stink because it’s going to be are a time to celebrate, Floren thougt it would be. He pink. She’ll be really friendly, everything else. and spend time with my went ought for a walk to look I think I’ll name her Zebee. I’ll It’s all so yummy when it’s in family. My favorite holiday is for a Christmass tree. As he my tummy! love her and She’ll love me probably Christmas. I like all was walking he saw the perfict too I just hope she won’t bite holidays still but Christmas is tree. At least that’s what he You’ll probably party all or I’ll tell her to shoo. I hope my favorite. I like Christmas thought. He was just about to my zebra won’t be a diva. If night, but it’s nothing like a because we ususaly go to my chop it down when the tree Halloween fright.

I can’t get that I want an iPad Grandma’s house. So that is came to life. There was teribel and one for my dad. my favorite holiday. sounds. And when the noise Milk and cookies out for Santa - Kate - Alexa stoped…the boy was never Claus. heard from again. The end!

If you see him give him an A Big Christmas - Rusty applause.

C is for Grandma’s great My Holiday Tradition So be good for Mr. Santa cookies. H is for hoping for My holiday tradition for On Christmas traditions presents. R is for ring because Clause!

Chirstmas is to go to we do something called - Clarissa santa’s bells ring. I is for ice LewisTown and go to my thankmas. It’s when everbody cream because santa is sweet grandma’s house. We stay gives presnts to each other.

My really, really short list like ice cream. S is for sweet at her house and then open They mean to love evreybody because sweetness comes for Cristmas our presents in the morning.

Dear Santa Claus, Then we play games and have to me. At my house whith my from cookies. T is for treats family. A crossbow, pistol, How are you today? Well because santa eats a lot of some fun! Then we do are gun safe and 243 bullets. treats. M is for mass where we enough chit-chat let’s get on trading. Trading is were you - Elias our way. For Cristmas I really go every Christmas. A is for pick a cousin and trad they. don’t want to stress you, apple pie on Christmas. S is Then we eat dinner.

I like the presents. for snow we hope for a lot of but lots of toys have greatly - Clara - Josh improved. Firstly an ipod, an snow on Christmas. iphone and then, some new Zella Ow Christmas ow sweet For Christmas I want a kindle legos. I want ten. A new car, Christmas ow Christmas how fire and a nidjogo lego set and Hippopotamus and a chauffer, and five boxes I love you ow Christmas ow a pool table and a broncos of waffers. Then I’ll be glad for I want a hippopotamus Christmas I love you!!!!!!!!!! helmet. everything else you have. for Christmas, only a - Wyatt - Alex - Isaac hippopotamus will do, no crocodile, no rhinoceroses…I My tradition is we stay home My families tradition is only want a hippopotamuses A Christmas pome and eat in the living room. I priacgite it is as kind of food.

What’s that sound I hear it and hippopotamuses want I has bread in it. I has shouger hope I get a xbox1. me too! I’ll feed him and bath must be Santa wate it’s my - Garrett in the priacgite. And it tast like mom she said good night and and kiss him too. I’ll name a donud. him Mr. Fluffer Fluffaroo. We’ll I hope I get a Xbox and I hope I want American Girl Doll for - Ben he checked it twice but if I laugh and cry and say “bye Christmass and a chair to go bye” to my Mom and Dad and don’t get that I want paint ball with it. A new Ipod case. move into a house for two. It’s gun those are so fun I realy My favroit holiday food is - Ava hope I get that and good night just me and you and we’ll be turcky. First you have to heat awesome together. Woo hoo!! mom see you in the morning up the pot next you have to I want a mini Ipad or an ok I’m opening my presints - Solei put it into the pot and put it American Girl Doll for gess what I got a Xbox yes into the oven and wate for it Christmas. thank you I love you.

December is here number to cook. When it is done you - Libby - Nick 24. It’s gifts and foods and have to cover it with sause misoltoes too. It’s famliy and and tha tis how you make Christmas time oh, Christmas friend gatherd around the turcky. time. Happy holly jolly time.

Christmas tree! Christmas lists - Clay Candy canes that are sweet. and Santa Claus. Lights and

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Happy Holidays I’m waiting for November 28th to make stuffing for the turkey and break the wishbone with my brother. To eat a huge meal, yes that would be fun, but don’t forget Santa. Open one gift on Christmas Eve. Make some cookies for Saint Nick. I only want a couple of things, a puppy and I heard there is a new Xbox. That is what I want for Christmas.

- Max It’s Black Friday Time!!!

Black Friday is one of the best times of the year! There’s toys, video games, clothes and one of my favorites……the perfect gift for my BFF, Mikala for Christmas! It’s going to be so much fun!

Sales! Sales! Sales everywhere!

Toys and games, fun for everyone at Best Buy, Toys R Us, Target, and….the Mall!!!

See?! Black Friday is the Bomb!!! And it’s almost here!

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!

Good Luck!

- Brooklyn Christmas Traditions My Christmas traditions begin with my whole family cutting down our Christmas tree and then decorating it. My Mom’s side of the family gets together for our traditional Christmas cookies. This takes all day because we make fudge, Alamo Roca, peanut butter balls (my favorite) sugar cookies, cameral, and Peanut butter cookies with kisses in the middle.

Christmas Eve tradition is Church and opening one present. Christmas day is crazy opening all our Gifts.

- Brock A Chriatmas Poem C A time for celebrating Christ’s birth.

H A happy time.

R A time for ringing bells.

I A time for skating on ice.

S A time for eating sugary delights.

T A time for tearing open wrapping paper.

M A time for mangers, Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus.

A A time for saying Allelujah Christ is born!

S A time to go to sleep waiting for Santa Clause.

- Rachel The Holiday The holiday is a fun thing to do and time to play in the sun all day we cheer and say HAPPY CHRISTMAS to all that walk and all who talk we dance we play we sing carols all day we sing we eat we meet all who greet with love God cheers us from above and go to know love for Santa and for all who go to see God and me and all.

- Halley A Christmas Poam Christmas is hear it is time for joy and cheer so get your Cristmas list and right stuf down so when you sit on your chair and look out for Santa and when he comes give him your plate of cooks and let him put his presents under the tree give him your egg nog and sit with him then let him get on with his stuff let him set off with presents.

- Bryan

maybe he’ll get you a tree for free and, for four he’ll get you a whole beach shore so you could swim today.

- Christian Black Friday + Christmas Black Friday is time to shop, shop for Christmas! I find some perfect gifts for certain nice people, my BFFS! Toys and games everywhere!

My wallet is empty and I’m getting hungry. I better go home. I eat fast, then in the car for Christmas decorations. I go to get Christmas toy hoping I’m not too late for a robotic dog named Zoomer! Find it, buy it, share it, so much fun!

THE END!!

- Mikala H- is for HAPPY on the holidays.

O- is for OPENED HEARTS for others.

L- is for LAUGHTER on the holidays.

I- is for the ICE outside.

D- is for the DECORATIONS on your house and tree.

A- is for AT Last it is Christmas.

Y- if for YEARNED for the Holidays.

S- is for SANTA that goes house to house.

- Myles Christ is born He is awesome Revolving love Is forgiving Such a cute baby Thankful for him More love always Always forgiving So loving and forgiving - Erica Christ is born Heaven shines like a twinkling star Reason for the season is Jesus I love Christ my savior Share the gift of Christmas Traditional Christmas with family Merry Christmas to you Jesus Angels shout Gloria Sing for the Lord for he was born this day - Kassidy I heard a tip and a toe. I heard a sack fall. I heard Santa. I looked it was Santa. I was happy. I saw coal in Jenines stocking. I saw goodes in my stocking. I told Jenine she was sad. In the morning I saw two bikes for me and Jenine and more presnts for me and Jenine. They said from Santa.

The coal was chocolate I was happy.

- Joanne Christmas I like Christmas because first I wake up. I brush my teeth.

Then I open my presents.

I try my new gifts I got for Christmas. I wait for my parents to prepare the feast.

I have a feast. I watch TV. I play my video games. I do some nap time. I play with my parents. I go to sleep.

- Nathan

Christmas rocks!

I love when I get to go on the top of the rims and look at the Christmas lights.

And opening presents on Christmas day. Holiday mean to me a lot because you get to be with family. I love making cookies my favorite cookie is ginger bread and ginger snap. Christmas is my favorite holiday because I love making Christmas Time!

Christmas time is a time for fun snow angels in the snow and making snow men. I have a Christmas is no fun in sun it’s no fun in hats, gloves, skis and lot of decorations and they are really cute. I also love more if your good Santa may get you a thing or two maybe drinking hot chocolate and watching a movie. I love going a car, some cards or a shoe maybe he will get you three or to hobby lobby for Christmas decorations. maybe even four, for three - Dominique

McKenzy, 4th Grade, Beartooth Elementary

(Top): Axelle Roberts, 2nd Grade, St. Francis Primary (Bottom): Chloe Lai, Kindergarten, St. Francis Primary

(Top): Connor B., 1st Grade, Beartooth Elementary / (Bottom): Kellan Reas, Kindergarten, St. Francis Primary

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Delaney, 5th Grade, Trinity Lutheran School

Breklen Draayer, 3rd Grade, Central Heights Elementary

CRISTMAS Full of surprises and magical things…Wide eyed wonder and reindeer with wings…

White fluffy popcorn to thread on a string…Gifts to open and carols to sing…Tradition and cheer and good tidings we bring…To celebrate the birth of JESUS OUR KING. - Max C is for cookies cake cooking cupid comet H is for happy helpful hot chocolate R is for rising ring I is for interesting S is for snow sleigh snowman T is for trees M is for mass making music mrecy A is for awesome S is for singing sale - Reese I love Christmas I love Christmas.

It’s very nice like ice on a snowy day.

I love Christmas.

It’s so fine like bells ringing away.

I love the sound of caroling kids knocking at our door.

If your bad you know you’ll get a lump of coal!

Wait for Santa to drop down the chimney, the reindeer are ready so off he goes in a hurry.

In the morning the kids wake up to see lots of presents under the tree.

- Jaden

family!

You always love everyone in the world!

Stay in touch with God! - Raigan Hope is all around hOnestly all the time Love forever Is always there Decent to everyone Amazing Yes will be the answer - Cassandra Christmas Day is almost here!

Christmas day is almost here toys and presents every where. The bright lights are shining very bright brighter than the stars at night. The moon is bright just like a Christmas tree light.

- Gabby What does holidays mean to me Holidays are very special because we have a family.

Family is more inportortin then any presant. One your here with your family is more inportni then any presant but Chirsmas is nice Chirsmas show’s how to be thankfull for every thing. Chirsmas shows how nice it is to have family.

Family is a great thing to have so always see your family always be thankfull for what you have.

- Zionna

Many presents we get from family.

Christmas Elves help Santa.

Christmas is my favorite Red and green are Christmas holiday. I love it so much because I get to see my family. colors.

Rudolph the red nosed I get to play with my little reindeer. cousin and on Christmas Eve YoYo, a toy Santa brings. we always go to my house and wait for Santa Clause.

When we see him we go and Candy Canes are my favorite treat. get everybody so they can see him too. After that me and Ho, Ho, Ho says Santa Claus. my mom bake cookies. When Reindeer prance on the roof.

Icicles hanging by the there done we eat some and window. open some gifts.

Santa comes down the - Hailey chimney.

Tinsel on the Christmas tree.

Holiday Poem Making some yummy goodies.

Happy days for every child Angels we make in the snow.

Always love your family Stockings hanging from the Positive to everybody fireplace.

Pray for everyone - Mia Young baby Jesus born on Dec. 25 M- Merry E- Everyone Holidays are for fun with R- Red family R- Readings Opportunity to be kind Y- Yearly Love one another as you yourself C- Christ International love for all boy H- Happiness and girl R- Rudolf Died to save us all I- Icicles Awesome in everyway Yellow star that the wise man S- Santa T- Terrific fallowed M- Manger - Allison A- Angels S- Saint Nicholas Christ loves us - Hayden Hope always Revolving love Can’t Wait!

Is always happy Tincle haning from the celiny.

Shine from the inside Bells ring out shopper rushing Thankful for life every where. I heard foot Mercy with you steps on the roof and down Awesome God he come into the room what Smile every day what is this he said I think I - Brynn landed on a bed.

- Winter A Christmas Poem C – Christ is born Christ H – Hope for a good life Heart R – Revealing Love Rudolf I – In church pray Interaction S – See the good in you Share T – Trust in yourself Thoughtful M – Make your Christmas a Mass wonderful time Angels A – All people should be a Santa friend - Justin S – Sing your heart out - Katelyn My Christmas traditions Every Christmas Eve my family I love the Holidays! and I go to my grandmother’s Hope is Awesome! house to celebrate Christmas.

Open Hearts!

We have a Persian background Love one another! so we celebrate a little I trust in God! differently than everyone else Dezier everyone you see!

Always love everyone in your does. Everyone has a great

time playing music, dancing, and eating my grandmother’s lovley food. My brother and I still have a bedtime during holidays so we watch Ice Age, and Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

- Helen C is for Christ’s birth, a cheerful time H is for Holly, a decoration R is for Ring “let the sleigh bells ring” I is for icing on Christmas cakes S is for savior, Christ our king T is for trolly, a fun holiday ride M is for Mary, Jesus’ mother A is for Angles, your guardians S is for stable, were Jesus was born - Katelyn My holiday traditions are I go to mass at night.

I come home and open some of my presents from my mom and dad.

I eat dinner, then I open the rest of my presents.

I get a nutcracker every year.

When I wake up I open presents from Santa.

We go to wreath lane.

Then I go to my gradma and gramdpa’s house and open presents.

Then from there it is a regular day.

- Conor Christ Happiness Relationships Instruments Saints Teachings Manger Angels Star - Hannah My family tradition, all of my moms friends and their kids come over to my house and play, then Santa comes to give us p.j.s mine were really comfy, when they all leave me and my sister put a plate out and put carrots, cookies, milk, then we go to sleep and wait till Santa comes. When we wake up Santa has aready his food and drink, we all open our presents and saw that I got more than I thought of presents, and got dressed than went to church then breakfast.

- Chae Christ our Savior Mary gave birth to Chirst our Savior she named him Jesus. Christmas Day is about a beautitful baby he grew up to praise God and not satan. Satan was a bad man, but God told Jesus oh and Mary his mother told him “to never praise him he’s a really bad guy to listen to.” So Jesus was always good and now Christmas Day is Jesus’ birth and not just about the presents it’s about only about him and that’s it.

- Ambriella Christmas bells are ringing and every one is singing. Every ones got a smile wider than a country mile. Santa is on his way I hope he doesn’t delay it is almost Christmas day!

Cookies and milk all around.

Having fun with out a doubt.

I have more to say but I don’t have all day so happy holiday!

- Ella Holidays Like lots of families we have a tradition, called Christmas Bowling On Christmas Eve, we bowl, a strike gets you a present, or you can take a present from someone else. No strike = no present.

Sometimes, if I get at least 5 pins, my brother, The game creator; will take a piece of

wood and knock down pins for me. SOMETIMES! Whoever wins the game gets Louis (my brother) as their servant for a day.

- Ryan

5th grade, Mrs. Kale Christmas trees Happy times Running through the snow Inside by the fire Snowmen are so fun to built Taking cookies Mugs of hot chocolate Always laughing Smiling and opening presents - Kellan Celebrating Christ the King’s birth Happy as can be Rising early in the morning Icy sidewalks, road, and pavement Singing Christmas carols all day long Trusting that Santa will come Magical time of the year Always fun and cozy Santa is coming tonight!

- Molly On Christmas Eve, my family goes to church. Then, we go to our cousins house for a party. Lots of people are there. After that, we go home and open all of our presents from family. Then we all go to sleep, and wake up really early to open our presents from Santa. For breakfast we usually have monkey bread.

Then we normally stay home and hang out for the rest of the day.

- Molly I like to spend Christmas at my aunt’s house. When it snows on the pine trees they look silvery giveing Christmas it’s spirit. We eat Christmas dinner on a big wooden table. We go sledding down a big hill and drink hot chockolate. On Christmas morning we open presents, laugh and eat candy.

- David

Gracie Williams, 5th Grade, St. Francis Intermediate

I – Intriguing sights are all around S – Seems like everything is perfect T – Trees can be found all over M – Magnificent thing are all around A – Apple cider and hot chocolate are great S – Slowly it comes day by day - Sean Once apon a Christmas dreary, Watching for Santa made me weary.

So I jumped into bed, pulled the cover over my head, And soon fell to sleep.

I woke up to a noise on the roof, It sounded like a man went “oof” So I fell out of bed, hurt my head, And ran into the street.

It turns out it was Old Saint Nick And Rouldolph the Reindeer was really sick So he crash landed on my roof tonight And man, oh man it gave him a fright.

I went and got a ladder from the garage, hoping to help old Santa Clause.

When the sleigh was fixed and ready, Santa got on and said “steady.”

Then he said as he flew into the night Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

- Hunter On Christmas Day we have breakfeast then open presents then halve fun. We rip all the paper til it’s a big mess then we clean up and go out to our aunts house then open presents there then we rip up the paper ther then we clean up halve a snack and go home and play with our new toys and halve fun.

- John

On Christmas Eve my family gets ready for Christmas day.

We make food and decorate cookies. At night we open presents from our parents and then we go to bed. In the morning we load up the food and cookies and go to my grandma’s house and have a good time. We open the presents that our grandparent got us then we eat and eat and eat.

- Ben

Christmas is a joyful holoiday where family’s come together and have a lot of fun and in the morning you look under the tree and there it is the presents the best of all.

- Connor

It was the night that Jesus was born. All was quiet in the stable Jesus laying in his manger. All a sudden an angle, three kings, and some shepherds are aproching.

Each of the three kings brought a gift of gold. Now two proud parents of Jesus Joseph and May are standing by his side.

- Karissa

Some holiday traditions my family and I have are to sometimes have a Christmas Party with our family and friends. We go to Mass that night and come home and open one present each. Then we set out milk and cookies for Santa when he comes.

Then we go to bed, but it’s hard to fall asleep because we’re excited and anxious.

On Christmas morning we open our presents and spend time as a family.

- Lauren

I sit by the fire waiting for the cookies I had bakes. Everyday I wait and count down till Christmas. Still waiting and waiting, now getting Christmas presents for the ones I love.

Can’t wait to go Christmas shopping hopeing that they still have the thing you need.

Yay it’s Christmas can’t wait and see what I got. But most importantly can’t wait to see what my parent’s faces. When they open theirs…

- Cindy C – Cheery feelings are all around H – Happiness is blowing through the night R – Ring the door bell and caroll away

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Where I want to go for the Holidays I want to go with my family opening presents together, going to church.

- Emilee

I step outside and the snow crunches under my feet. I can see my breath cold and crisp in the air. I start to walk toward the lake, it’s frozen with a sheet of snow over the top of the ice. The wind picks up and the trees seem to whisper and sigh. I throw a rock at the lake and it plunges through the ice. The wind moves through the trees like restless oceans.

- Natalie Holiday Traditions Christmas is my favorite holiday. It is a very special holiday. One of my favorite

things to do is have all of my family come over and having a feast. I love going to church and learning more about Jesus. I also love Christmas cookies. My family and I open presents on Christmas Eve. On Christmas morning we open the gifts from Santa. I love Christmas.

- Vanessa

5th grade, Mrs. Montgomery What the Holidays mean to me….

The Holidays mean a time to spend with my family.

Because I like to see my cousins and my Grandpa who lives in Las Vegas, and my cousins live in North Dakota.

Once they get here we open presents at my Grandpas and Grandmas, my Grandma always reads us a book before we open presents it is a lot of fun. My Grandma also reads us books before we open presents.

- Cadie Every year at Christmas Even my family and I go to church.

After church we always see Santa riding on his sleigh with reigndeer. On Christmas we wait for everybody to get up and then we open presants we always let Emerson open one present and then the Lauren open on presant and them me! We almost always open the smallest presant first and at last we open the biggest presant. Every Christmas is Thanful!

- Sam The Holiday of Christmas means to many people presents and fun and a tree but, that is not what Christmas is realy about. Christmas is a time to be thankful for everything that you have.

Christmas is the day that celabrates the birth of Christ.

To me the holiday of Cristmas means a time of realigous celabration and thanks. So this Christmas don’t just think of your self and your presents think of the people who are out in the cold and have none.

- Max My holiday traditions are going to my grandma’s house the next thing we do is as soon as we get up in the morning we go to the tree.

Next thing we do is go to my other grandma’s house.

Normaly my family gets up at six o’clock.

- Gavin My holiday traditions We usually go to my aunt’s house and have a big dinner with turkey, mash potatoes with gravy, stuffing, and pie.

After we are done we usally just talk. Then we play white elphant. After that we also play apples to apples. Then we play other games. Then we usally eat dessert. Then we go home and go to sleep. And the next day we go to mass.

Then we open presents.

- Logan Holiday Traditions My holiday traditions is driving looking for Santa Clause, opening presents, and playing games with my cousins in the snow. We allso eat at my grandparents house on Christmas Day. We eat a pot roast and pumpkin pie. We allways have a blast and we build snowman and make snow angels.

- Sterling

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Holiday Traditions For Christmas every year I go to my grandma’s house with all 18 of my cousins. So my mom and all of my aunts go shopping for all the food that I love. Then my Aunt Sabryna dares me to eat the heart the liver our the brain of the turkey. Then we draw names out of a hat to see what cousin gets a gift for the other cousin. Then we open presents by age.

- Marcus

Holiday Poem Just hanging out with my family Exciting presents and fun Some holiday spirit United in Crist Some very good food

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- Sammi

St. Francis Primary

are you real or not anyways I realy want the Lego starwars gunship and the lego coastgard ship.

- Benjamin

2nd grade, Mrs. Swanson

My family holiday traditions Christ’s birthday is today Christmas is very special to Having fun with family me. Because I love my family.

Christ was born today Dear Santa, Running and playing in the And when we are happy.

Happy children running and I know I can’t see my brother snow screaming for Thanksgiving so may I ask a And when we eat Christmas Interesting traditions with Rejoyce everyone Santa is favor? Can you help him get to dinner. And mast of all seeing family here level three so he can come for my sister haveing fun. And Sharing presents on Christmas It’s Christmas again come me and my sister opening are Christmas? I know I will get a Turkey dinner for the whole cheer lot of presents but can you get present. We love Christmas so Holiday Traditions family Santa Claus is coming, don’t my brother some presents for mach we even make Christmas I love Christmas, it is so special Making snow forts with family cookies. That is my family be bad!

Christmas? No video games, to me. We wake up early in and friends holiday traditions.

Today is the day we all have but can you get a Lego set the morning to open presents. Amazing fun with friends and - MacKenzie a feast from seven to fifteen so me Then we go to my Grandma’s family Mass is what you need to go and my brother can build it house for more presents!

Snow ball fights on the snowy Dear Santa, on Christmas Day together?

The whole family is there for day How are you how are the As I open my presents, I thank Declan breakfast, the parade, and - Keegan reindeer. I was really good this my family lunch. For breakfast we make year. I will beg for a Ipod tuch Someone is coming to town, Dear Santa, omlets in a big were you put Holiday Traditions and maybe a dog. Oy how is guess who!

I have been good this year. in the egg and every thing you Every year for Christmas, my Mrs. Claus.

- Meghan I shared my new game with want in it in a Ziploc baggie! family does elf on the shelf.

- Keagan my little sister. The game was It’s really good! For lunch we We also watch Charlie Brown. More than what Jesus was called Deer hunter.

My little have a big ‘ol turkey!

Charlie Brown is really funny. sister is so good at it she shot Dear Santa, born in - Ellie On Christmas Eve, my brother Absorbing the love of my How are the elf’s? I was very a deer’s head off this sign. I and I always open one of our have been very good because good this year. How are the family Holiday Traditions presents. Then on Christmas, reindeer. I bet their very nice.

I said my little sister is very Newly born baby boy The best tradition we have in my brother and I wake up I want the Millennium falcon good at the new game.

God’s gift of him is great our family is when we hide early to open our presents. and a paintball gun and the Every minute counts when you Sincerely, the pickle in the tree and see We always wake our mom and game Sky Landers swap force.

- Trystyn think of Jesus who can get it first. The way dad by jumping on the bed.

Santa do not give any cole.

Rejoice on Christmas day that I find it is by taking a flash Then we open our presents.

- Collin Dear Santa, Jesus was born light and try to reflect the After we open our presents, I love Chistmas. I would do - Alexa light of the pickle which is an we eat our breakfast. anything for a shelf elf this ornament. Then the winner - Emily December. If he or she could I would like to spend the gets three hershey kisses and holiday with my all my famaly come to my house that would so many marshmallows. be great. If he or she can’t becuse they are the most - Michael that’s ok. specialist things I have in 5th grade, Good, nice, happy Love, the world. I love them all no 2nd grade, Mrs. Wahl Outrageous fun - Shayla matter what they look like or Decorated for Christmas Mrs. McCoy if I am not blood related or if - McKeever Always be with you Dear Santa, I am. I love them with all my Never leave anyone out I have been good this year. heart and that’s what counts.

Christmas is turquoise blue Christ Give thanks Can I pleas have McKenna - Megan It tastes like sweet cherry pieHaving fun Everyone is God’s children the American girl doll. Don’t It smells like sappy trees Running, playing, snow, Lord is with you your elf’s have ponty ers?

Our family tradition is such And reminds me of Jolly Christmas - Derek And ponty noses. Thank you a condition, we go to Mass Ranchers Is in December Santa. Santa one of the things It sounds like the Joy of the without a pass, then we go Starting as snow For Christmas I would like I’d like in my stocing is a cane Lord! home without a comb, and Time has come a big old fluffy teddy bear of food for the por. Santa can Christmas makes me feel that’s when we put up a Mass make sure it’s soft Oh Santa you pleas rite back. manger without a ranger, and loved.

Awsome presants Clause or I will steal your Ho Love, open presents.

- Bria Snowman Ho Ho Ho. Oh dear Old Santa - Kenzie - Andy - McKeever Clause you may also get me Christmas is Jesus’ blood red a new Dolly if you don’t I will My holiday traditions are I would do anything for a For my traditions my whole It tastes like hot cocoa shake my head. Oh dear Santa always fun, happy, and joyful. xbox360. I would even hop family including my aunt, It smells like fresh soup from Clause I’m really very sweet on a back of a bull for a xbox. the crockpotgrandma, uncle, mom, dad, Me and my family always go please don’t put me on your I would fite a shak for a xbox my sister Ruby, my brother And reminds me of His love to my Grandpa’s house and naughty list I really don’t like and if I got a xbox I would Sam, and my other brother It sounds like music from the have a big feast. Then we coal. play Call of Dute with my Henry all go to my grandma’s TV, will open the gifts then we - Gabrielle friend Qinn. house on Christmas Eve and Christmas makes me feel play and use our gifts for a - Cody have dinner. We usually eat happy because Jesus was few minutes then we go to There were once three wise crab (but I prefer steak.) born. church for the Mass. When we Dear Santa, men, glee as could be. They Then we open the presents - Jill get back from mass we share How are you doing? How is were rich and wise like others what we got from Santa and at my grandma’s house that Mrs. Claws? I want a good wanted to be. They saw a our family members got for Christmas is a cherry snow our parents and reltives. book to read because I like star from a distance afar. They us. Then we go home and cone - Regan to read books. I want a fish sleep, and when we wake up sayed “let’s go in our shiny It tastes like a banana split because I like fish. new car.” They were off in a (usually at 1:00 a.m.) there’s It smells like God is here The night was cool and - Clara hurry as fast as could be, they chilling to the bone but this presents under the tree!

And reminds me of Jesus found a prince, a king, he - Cindy dying on the crossdid not bother the snowman, Dear Santa, would be.

It sounds like lemons squirting who waited for Santa. And I have been thinking about What the holidays mean - Cora Christmas makes me feel when he came he simply Rudolph haue is he doing and expressive. to me nodded and Santa thanked Santa have you been icsidid.

Christmas means a lot to me Some of my family traditions - Kierra him and leaped up to the Are you giting rade and hau is because Jesus was born are amazing. My favorite is on chimney to do his job. The Mis. Clos doing. Hau are the on Christmas. When most Christmas. We have a plastic Christmas is sparkly pink, snowman waited until he was other reindeer doing do you people think about Christmas pickle my mom or dad hides It tastes like homemade called again to stand gaurd on have a dog. Momme had to they think about presents. the pickle in the tree. Then, marshmallows Christmas eve. go grab a spon to pick up are It smells like chocolate Christmas always makes me my sister and I try to find it.

- Philip shalf elf beckus are shalf elf fal. pudding feel happy because I get to We have done this for as long Love, spend time with my friends. as I can remember. It is one of Roses are red violets are blue And reminds me of diamonds - Genesis I always go to church on the best traditions. Another It sounds like angels laughing! in Christmas they do not Christmas Eve. I once saw tradition is every Christmas Christmas makes me feel full of Dear Santa, Santa’s sleigh flying in the sky. Eve before we open presents bloom and if your feeling Jesus’ love. blue remember Jesus is with I have been thinking about Once Santa called my family. somebody reads a book - Brianna you. Christmas is the time to you for a long time. How is I was scared and excited about Jesus’ life. These are my be happy celebrating Jesus’s Mrs. Clause doing? And how because he had never called favorite traditions.

Christmas is perfect purple renew. bright is Rudolph’s nose? What It tastes like sugar plum pieus before. Christmas is my - Jyrzie Logan I would like for Christmas is favorite holiday. Christmas is It smells like pure Jesus a toy bow-and-arrow and a my favorite holiday because And reminds me of To me Christmas isn’t just foam shield.

Jesuses birth is the true I get to spend time with my sharpened colored pencils. about presents. Its about P.S. How is knocker doing? meaning of Christmas. Every family and friends.

It sounds like water splashing spending time with my family. time you open a present give Yours sincerly, - Sydney Christmas makes me feel Christmas is the time that - Matthew thanks for God. Share with grateful. makes me remember how I would like to spend the others the love of God. Use - Kellan much I love my family.

It is holidays in Red Lodge with my What I want for Christmas is you’re faith to help others one of my favorite times of cousins because we would to see all my faimly and get a Christmas is baby blue faith. Show that you are the year. It is kind of Jesus. go sledding on this huge hill! lot of gifts because I love my thankful for God. It tastes like rose pink He died because how much We have a nice cabin that faimly and I love getting gifts. I cupcakes - Nate he loved his family.

I would has a big backyard so that also want to make new friends It smells like lemon meringue do anything for my family. I we can make forts and have along the way because I love Santa is coming pie don’t know what I would do a snowball fight. I also love makeing new friends!

Nice or naughty And reminds me of God’s without them. that we don’t have school.

- Dara Once a year he comes giving and everlasting love…

Jyrzie That’s awesome! My Grandma Winter is most fun It sounds like snow fallingalso makes the best food Dear Santa, Falling snow on the roof Christmas makes me feel On Christmas eve we go to (no question), and all of my I would like a lava-lamp for All the girls and boys joyful!! church.

After church one cousins and grandparents live Loving and waiting for the toys Christmas. How are you doing.

- Lily in North Dakota and I don’t get of my grandmas takes us Write back Santa.

Looking at what they got for shopping.

At 7:00 we go to to see them very often. Red - Levi Cristmas Christmas is gold her house and open presents.

Lodge also has a huge candy - Gracie It tastes like mintThen on Christmas day we store that I love to go to. That Dear Santa, It smells like a sunflower open all the presents. After is where I like to spend the How are you doing today I And reminds me of Jesus’ we open all the presents at holidays. need to ask you something love. . . my house. We go to my other - Thomas

Trinity Lutheran School

Karissa Keller, 5th Grade, St. Francis Intermediate

It sounds like a bluebird chirping Christmas makes me feel happy because of Jesus!

- Emily Christmas is grass green It tastes like a double mocha latte!

It smells like cinnamon rolls And reminds me of my heart It sounds like laughter from presentsChristmas makes me feel joyful.

- Kaci Christmas is snow white It tastes like milk chocolateIt smells like vanilla bean And reminds me of Jesus’ birth.

It sounds like Psalms Christmas makes me feel the faith in my heart.

- Jared Christmas is gold It tastes like cocoa wheats It smells like God’s gift of snowAnd reminds me of the promise of heaven It sounds like birds tweeting!

Christmas makes me feel loved.

- Josiah Christmas is sparkly silver It tastes like sweet honey It smells like daisiesAnd it reminds me of heaven It sounds like ribbon curling, Christmas makes me feel like a ride at Disneyland.

- Alyssa Christmas is white sparkles It tastes like peppermint fizz…

It smells like fresh baked cookies And reminds me of the Baby Jesus It sounds like footprints in the snow.

Christmas makes me feel warm.

- Violet Christmas is rosy pink It tastes like whipped creamIt smells like lemon bars And reminds me of God. It sounds like a peacock peeping Christmas makes me feel faithful.

- Hannah Christmas is tree green It tastes like cinnamon rolls It smells like scented pineconesAnd reminds me of a crystal It sounds like ringing bells Christmas makes me feel like the Lord trusts me.

- Bella Christmas is majestic purple It tastes like minty candy canes It smells like recessAnd reminds me of Christ our Savior It sounds like music in my heart Christmas makes me feel Jesus’ hands.

- Jessie Christmas is sunset yellow It tastes like sour lemons It smells like sweet Granny Smith apples!

And reminds me of Jesus’ love It sounds like K-LOVE radio Christmas makes me feel joy.

- Elizabeth Christmas is rainbow red It tastes like a homemade ornament It smells like a tree And reminds me of flowers in my garden It sounds like Joy to the World!

Christmas makes me feel Jesus’ birth.

- Evelyn Christmas is pure white It tastes like frosting It smells like ice cream with a cherry on topAnd reminds me of our Savior It sounds like the squirting of whipped cream!

Christmas makes me feel thankful.

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Jyrzie Mollman, 5th Grade St. Francis Intermediate

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This is the End so Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

- Kyralee Jinguji The Senses of Christmas I know what I am getting my mom for Christmas ,80 cents.

My eyes see cookies and milk on the table.

My ears hear Christmas carols.

My hands touch and feel the dough when I make cookies.

My nose smells the food when it is ready to eat.

My mouth tastes the turkey when I eat it.

My heart feels full of joy.

- Maddison Byrd Christmas is my favorite time of the year .Every year me and my mom get out the tree. I like Christmas because Jesus died on the cross to save our sins. My favorite thing about Christmas is my family and friend’s coming to my house.

Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

- Marishka Henschel

Vanessa Tilzey, 5th Grade, St. Francis Intermediate

My favorite thing about Christmas is the decoration and the sugar cookies .We put up Christmas decoration up on Christmas Eve. My family puts up ornaments on the tree. Then my family decorate sugar cookies. The Christmas cookies are shaped like Christmas tree.

- Paeton Milliken

Christmas is golden yellow It tastes like creamy Oreos It smells like our JesusAnd reminds me of God’s gift of life…

It sounds like Mom dishing banana pudding Christmas makes me feel at home.

- Kate Christmas is sunrise orange It tastes like gingersnaps!

It smells like pine needles And reminds me of the manger in the stableIt sounds like love spreading Christmas makes me feel grand.

- Selah Christmas is a golden yellow Lab It tastes like sugar ginger cookies It smells like Jesus in the manger.

And reminds me of God’s love It sounds like birds tweeting Christmas makes me feel like laughing!

- Kaden

3rd grade, Mrs. Mlnarik Christmas is the best holiday to me. God also loved us so much that he sent his son, and his son JESUS was born on Christmas day. I like hanging lights on the tree to. But I like to play in the snow. At Christmas we open presents and have fun. I give and get presents but I know why we have Christmas. We have Christmas because of Jesus being born.

- Abi Stevens Christmas is my favorite time of year. I really like the cookies they taste so sweat. I especially like the presents .I like the feeling of God being born. Last I really like making cookies.

- Ayden Edgerley What Christmas means to me? Christmas means a lot to me, because it was the day Jesus was born. It means that we will be celebrating the last holiday in that year.

It also means that my family will spend time together. It means we will all have a good time together. This is what Christmas means to me.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

- Benita Seiffert

My favorite thing about Christmas is Jesus was born.

The shepherds saw a star.

That star was the brightest star.

They flowed the star. As they arrived they gave him presents to their new born King.

- Chase Niebeling Christmas is my most favorite time of the year. The day before Christmas we open presents at my house. Then we get to go to my Aunt Tanya’s with all of my family I’m not going to list them all but my parents, grandma, my grandpa. Then we go to my grandma’s house and stay the night and then we wake up the whole family to open presents but most important Jesus was born.

- Christopher Garcia I like Christmas because we get to have snow ball fights that’s also one of my favorite things to do when it’s snowy outside. I also like to go Christmas tree hunting. Also I love to sled. I also like to see Santa sharing and other people sharing to. Also I love the smell of the Christmas tree. It reminds me of Jesus’s birthday.

- Daniel Besel What does Christmas mean to me? I love the hot chocolate that we have. We make cookies there good that’s my opinion. We open presents youngest to oldest. Merry Christmas everybody.

- Dawson Otis What does Christmas mean to me? Well Christmas means a lot to me like the snow and cookies. Most importantly is Jesus being born. The fact that we get to do the 5 candles makes me happy that my family gets that opportunity to celebrate. The feeling of our Savoir being born warms my heart. One thing we all half to remember it’s not about the presents or cookies it’s about Christ being born.

- Ela Bloyder What I like about Christmas is decorating my house. First, I help my mom decorate my house with the manger set. I also like to help my dad with the wreath on our front door.

After that it’s time to put up the tree. That’s always fun, after we decorate the tree.

This was fun but now it’s time to relax.

- Grace Schallenberger

Christmas is my favorite time of year. Christmas makes me think about Christ. I love the What does Christmas mean smell of Gingerbread cookies. to me? Well, first thing is that I love opening presents. I Jesus Christ’s birth, and I love love have snow ball fights. him for washing away our sins.

- Isaac Price Then its cookies my grandma makes awesome cookies, I love Christmas because of especially pumpkin cookies.

Jesus and this is the story.

Then of course friends and Mary and Joseph had to go family I love having fun with to Bethlehem being counted. my family, and so I bet you Mary was pregnant with Jesus. do to. Here’s one I think you There was no hotels open. love to do, putting up the They had to stay in a stable.

Christmas tree, and it’s so fun. Jesus was born in that stable.

Merry Christmas.

You can find tis verse in Luke - Brayden Osse 2:1-20. THANK for reading and merry Christmas.

- Jacob Anderson

I love Christmas because we get to do fun things. When we are waiting for the rest of the family we always play fun games also we get goodies.

When everybody is here Clayton, 2nd Grade, we go down stairs and start Central Heights Elementary reading the Bible which is fun because I get to learn more about God. Now we get to sing really fun songs. Merry Christmas Love Peyton Christmas is my favorite time - Peyton Anderson of year. My family always puts up an Advent calendar with Christmas is my favorite prizes. I also like to hear the season. It makes me happy story of Jesus’ birth. We like to to see people sharing. It look at the beautiful Christmas makes me happy to see the tree. I enjoy making Christmas snow falling. Everyone shares cookies. On December 26, with each other. I like the I love the feeling of waking decorations they are fun! up to Christmas day. I think - Teddi Humphrey Christmas is the best!

- Jade Yeager Christmas is my favorite because my grandparents What do the holidays mean to come to my house they me? Well that is easy presents, help me decorate the tree. shopping, dinner delight, Christmas reminds me why and Jesus came for me. I like God sent His Son. Christmas Christmas because it is fun. also reminds me of Jesus’ There is along break from birthday. Jesus is the reason school. Everyone is happy that we celebrate the season. and my family loves me. But - Trinity Frank most important is that JESUS came for you and me!

In the word “Christmas” do - Joelle Loomans you notice “Christ” in it?

Christmas isn’t about presents, I love Christmas because I it’s about Jesus being born. know Jesus is Christ. Jesus is Because “Christ” means king of king and lord of lord.

“Jesus.” Jesus is the Son of He is the Savior that saved the God. Christmas is awesome!! earth. He is the king and he Merry Christmas!!! Santa, I was born in a manger. I know don’t blame you for the “no this is crazy that if you believe presents” thing Okay? that he saved you and you go - Truman Tanner to heaven, but it’s true.

- Joey Reintsma Christmas is my favorite season because I have a chance to tell people about Jesus. And how I do that is I decorate my house to tell people about Jesus. One time on Christmas I wrote a letter about Jesus and Christmas. I have never got a letter back. And that is how I celebrate my Christmas. And I love it. And I hope I can write a letter again soon. I hope I can.

- Juliana Wagner What Christmas means to me is. Christmas means to me that when we go to my grandma Nisllieiy house for Christmas.

And my grandma makes a big dinner. I get to see my cousins. And go to the farm with my family and cousins .And when we get back we will have a very big lunch.

Now we get to decorate ginger bread houses. We get to decorate them with candy and frosting on them. And now it is time to go home and open our presents from Santa. It is also Jesus birthday and that is the true thing about Christmas. That is my Christmas. Merry Christmas.

- Karlie Blomberg My birthday is on December 25 it is the coolest time of the year. The best thing is doing good actions there good for Christmas because it can go a long way. My favorite part of Christmas is being with my family. My first favorite is presents. My most favorite is playing with the toys I get.

- Kelsey Belcourt My favorite thing about Christmas is Jesus’s Birth, Christmas trees, being with my family, and decorating the tree. It makes me happy to see people with an Angel on top of their tree. When my family puts up the tree it makes me happy. When I see everyone putting up there

4th grade, Mrs. Heiliger My Christmas traditions are: We all go to church and then go to my house. Aunts, uncles, and cousins come over. We open presents and visit. Soon everyone goes home and goes to bed. Then, in the morning we open a few more presents and we play with them just about all day and then we go to my grandparent’s house and eat dinner.

- Caydence Wohlschlag Jesus and I share a birthday.

December 25 is the best holiday! My family, my mom and dad and I pack our bags for Nebraska. Early in the morning, we get up and leave.

I’ll soon see my cousins. After a days drive, we turn up at either my grandma’s house or cousin’s. We go to sleep. After a few days, it’s Christmas. We get so many presents, but I get even more. Birthday party!

- Shaina Klamert

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- Emma Cochran I woke up on Christmas morning. I was very excited.

First thing I did was sat down next to my tree, in front of my fire place. A certain present caught my attention. It was just plain. I opened it up and found a Bible. I opened it up to Psalms. I read about how the Holy Spirit is the best present you can get on Christmas. I truly believed it down in my heart.

- Anthony Meyer Christmas means presents and trees full of ornaments.

By my favorite part is Jesus’s birth. “Why did he come?” I ask myself. He came to save us from our sins. Christmas also means sugar cookies with lots of sprinkles. I like to travel to my families’ houses and enjoy the holiday, especially my grandparent’s house where we eat a delicious meal with sweet potatoes in marshmallows that my grandma makes.

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and decorations. But it’s not. What Christmas really is about is Jesus! Jesus came to Earth many years ago and we celebrate his birthday on Christmas. Jesus is the reason we live. Jesus died for us and rose again on Christmas. Jesus says if we believe in him we will live eternally with him in heaven!

- Jenna Anderson I think Christmas is the best holiday of the year! I like getting presents and all, but the best part of Christmas is giving and sharing. If you have ever noticed Christmas has CHRIST in it! I love CHRISTmas it is the best part of the year!

Merry CHRISTmas to all!

- Seth Nelson My family sits down to eat a nice breakfast. We have this Santa that holds candy canes to count down to Christmas!

My family sits down to celebrate Jesus’s birth. We have an angel at the top of our tree. It is so awesome and fun to celebrate Christmas with my family. Merry Christmas.

- Ava Olson

One of my favorite things about Christmas is reading the Bible and learning about God. I like how the birth of Jesus happened and how the wise men bring gold, myrrh, and incense. I also think of turkey stuffing it is my favorite food to eat during fall. I like to sing away in a manger and that song reminds me of the stable that Jesus was born in.

- Madeline Brown

Christmas is all about presents, cake and holiday things for Christmas or so they think! But the real meaning of Christmas is Jesus! It was the day of his birth so now people think it’s a time for people to go crazy but it really is a time for Jesus!

Every Christmas you should celebrate it because that is what Christmas is really all about!

- Hannah Lukasik

People think that Christmas is all about the presents, Santa, and having a big dinner. But it is not it is all about God and Jesus being born! Yeah maybe you think of Christmas as presents, Santa, but at least think of Jesus, too. That is Christmas’s real meaning!

- Raegan Nansel

Christmas means to me Jesus’s birth, your family depends on you, always try to believe or go to church on Saturdays or Sundays. Let the Holy Spirit dwell in you, if it doesn’t dwell in you just believe you’ll be glad you did.

- Samuel McCoy

On Christmas my family goes to church every Sunday in December. When we are done we go home and open presents and Santa gives me big ones. Next we play in the snow when our mom is baking pies and a turkey. I like to have hot chocolate when I come inside because I have lots of snow at my house I usually play a lot in it. We usually eat at six.

- Joey Stewart Most people think Christmas is all about presents. Most people think it’s getting together with your family.

Those things are still ok, but it’s really all about Jesus. Jesus paid for everyone’s sins by dying on the cross. All you need to do to get to heaven is believe that he died for you.

That’s what Christmas is about.

- Josh Nielson Christmas means to me Santa, presents, cookies…wait a minute! Christmas doesn’t mean that to me. Who would waste their whole Christmas like that? The true meaning of Christmas is Jesus! Jesus is our Savior. He was born on Christmas Eve, he died on the cross to save us from our sins.

Then he rose again. The Bible is the book that tells us all about Jesus’ miracles.

- Kate Cochran When I wake up on Christmas I pray for a good day. On Christmas Eve we go to church. Then we have cinnamon rolls, and open presents. WE sometimes have relatives over for Christmas.

Merry Christmas!

- Abigail Bernard My family and my grandma bake cookies. We have the cookies set out. We invite the church family for the open house. We have Christmas early. We go to Oklahoma to see family. It is all about Jesus and family.

- Nolan Gaylord

I woke up and it was Christmas. First I read Psalm On Christmas I like to have fun, 139:14. I like that verse. but not just that I like giving Second I prayed to the Lord. and getting. The important Third I went to my grandma’s thing is giving. Christmas is and celebrated Christmas Eve. all about Jesus being born.

Fourth it was Christmas we Christmas is a great holiday have a lot of fun on Jesus’s to have lots of fun on, and it birthday. is nice to eat a nice dinner, - Gracie Busby sing songs, and put a nice Christmas tree up.

Well, I think Christmas is so - Hans Dover fun. It’s my favorite holiday.

My family loves Christmas Every Christmas we decorate because my mom says, “it our house with lights, a brings family together.” Plus I Christmas tree and other love dinner we have steak and decorations. On Christmas more. I love the way it brings Eve we go to church people together. We say Bible because Jesus was born on verses and have fun! That’s Christmas, and Jesus is the Christmas in my house! Merry one who saved us from sin.

Christmas to all!

After church we eat dinner - Melanie Tecca and dessert. Then we open presents and go to bed.

What is Christmas? Most Every morning on Christmas people think Christmas is all my sister wakes me up to see about presents, gingerbread, the presents upstairs. Merry Christmas trees, food, lights,

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I am going to tell you about Christmas. Christmas is not about presents it is about Jesus who was born on Christmas. It is the best holiday there is. God sent his son down to earth to be born and suffer for the punishment that we deserve. We love Christmas but we praise Jesus.

Go to church for Christmas service. You’ll learn God’s amazing wonderful word.

Read the Bible before opening presents under the tree. God loves you! Happy Christmas!

- Abby Ottman I will tell you what Christmas means to me. It is about the saints. It is about Jesus who died for our sins. We should be saints by praying for forgiveness, living a godly life, and helping others.

- Joshua Antikainen I’m going to tell you about the real meaning of Christmas.

Presents, candy and Christmas trees are great, but the real reason of Christmas is because of Jesus, the man who held all our sins against himself and died on the cross so we can go to heaven and live with God eternally. We celebrate on Christmas his love for us.

And that is totally awesome!

- Emmalyn Aley

5th Grade, Mr. Thomas/Mrs. Ullman Just Believe Snowflakes are glittery white Warm fires are blazing red Christmas cookies are sweet and goey Santas big red belly says HO! HO! HO! Christmas trees are green with gold light All of this happiness Not because of presents But of Jesus birth Such a triumph because of it Jesus is the key thing in Christmas time Believe in Jesus the son to be saved Just Believe - Tatum Linde My Fish I Got For Christmas My fish I got for Christmas can ride a bicycle.

My fish I got for Christmas can climb a tree.

My fish I got for Christmas enjoys a glass of milk.

My fish I got for Christmas takes a nap with me.

My fish I got for Christmas can play the clarinet.

My fish I got for Christmas can bounce a ball.

My fish I got for Christmas is not like other fish.

My fish I got for Christmas can’t even swim at all.

- Kitrie Christmas is a time to be gathered around the tree as happy as can be. It is the time to enjoy your family and friends. I love to be around the tree with my family.

- Kaitlyn

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