Joni’s Ooey-Gooey Christmas Morning Tradition

Because some holiday traditions are worth putting your feet up for and mine is no exception!

When I think of the holidays, I tend to think of the magic moments and memories I make with my kiddos. You know, the things they will ALWAYS remember about Christmas each year. Maybe your parents had a special wake up call, or allowed you to open exactly one present early on Christmas Eve, and they were new pajamas.

My holiday tradition? Ooey, gooey, homemade cinnamon rolls! And these aren't just any cinnamon rolls, they are made-from-scratch, mostly, if not all organic ingredients and they taste 'normal' too!  I got my recipe from an Amish friend, who also taught me how to make homemade bread, jams, jellies and how to can the fresh produce from my garden!

Nearly every year of my children's lives, I have done this. The only year being 2013, when I was very sick on Christmas morning. Naturally, the one thing I cried about was not being able to make them cinnamon rolls.

I love the smell of them as they bake and always try to put them in the oven before the children get out of bed so that is the aroma they wake up to. Just take a nice, deep breath in.....MMMMMMmmmmmm. I can almost smell them!

What's your family tradition every Christmas?

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