Christmas-Morning Muffins

I do think that part of creating a family life is establishing those shared rituals, as important as getting out the same old familiar box of decorations for the tree each year. Now, it’s true that children are too excited about their presents to take a lively interest in breakfast on Christmas Day, but consider making these all the same: there’s something so warmly reassuring in knowing that soon this cinnamon-sweet smell of baking and oranges will come to signify Christmas morning to them