Now that i have my own little immediate family, i try to have traditions for the holidays. Some have stuck, some not-so-much. Before we had kids, Doug and I always got each other an ornament for the tree (and tried to have it have meaning, i.e. he gave me one of a bear ice skating since we met ice skating, but that isn't always possible!). We still exchange an ornament every year. Doug also made a tradition of giving me a children's Christmas book each year and now we get one for the kiddos. This year's choice just arrived in the mail and we thoroughly enjoyed its silliness as we read it for the first time today! I personally enjoy buying a new Christmas CD (or two!) each year and 
love the joy/spirit/peace Christmas music brings into my home. One tradition that i brought with me from my parents is that of reading the Christmas story in Luke each Christmas Eve. And, speaking of Christmas stories, we look forward to WATCHING A Christmas Story marathon on TNT every year, too!
Our traditional cookies that we've given to friends and neighbors for the past 10 years will be nixed this year. We usually make literally hundreds of cookies but I just didn't enjoy it last year. So i think i'll be doing bread instead this year. Hopefully using the paper bread thingys from Kristen's giveaway. (pick me! pick me!!). ;)
OK. Enough rambling. What are some of your Christmas traditions or new things you're going to try on as a tradition this year?
love the joy/spirit/peace Christmas music brings into my home. One tradition that i brought with me from my parents is that of reading the Christmas story in Luke each Christmas Eve. And, speaking of Christmas stories, we look forward to WATCHING A Christmas Story marathon on TNT every year, too!More recently, we've started our traditional Christmas breakfast, but i can't decide what it should be. Growing up it was (and is, if i ever go home for Christmas again) eggs Benedict and hashbrowns. So we've done that. But last year we did gingerbread waffles. Yum! Hmm. Maybe the tradition should be trying a new breakfast each Christmas morning?
I guess decorating for Christmas could be considered a tradition. I grew up in this impeccable house with a mother/interior designer (NOT professional. SELF taught and completely amazing but currently burned out after 35 years of military moves). I would love to be able to decorate at the holidays like my mom did but 'ta'int gonna happen. Nothing she did was very easy and i'm pretty much an instant gratification kind of gal. I did throw some garland on my mantel and i do love the stockings i've stitched my children (and Doug's is at the finishers and should be getting back to me any
day!). I guess stitching stockings is a tradition in our house, too. I'm trying to wrap some garland up my stairs but i bought this super-cheap stuff and i'm not sure i want it in my house! (What was i thinking?). (i had to laugh reading my sister's blog because she apparently has the same issue this year!). The Friday after Thanksgiving, I pull out the Little People nativity that the boys so far still enjoy. When i was a little girl i had an angel music box (no box though, just an angel that i'd wind up) that played Silent Night that i remember fondly. I'd like to get something for the boys' rooms that is theirs to look forward to having on their nightstand each year, too.
day!). I guess stitching stockings is a tradition in our house, too. I'm trying to wrap some garland up my stairs but i bought this super-cheap stuff and i'm not sure i want it in my house! (What was i thinking?). (i had to laugh reading my sister's blog because she apparently has the same issue this year!). The Friday after Thanksgiving, I pull out the Little People nativity that the boys so far still enjoy. When i was a little girl i had an angel music box (no box though, just an angel that i'd wind up) that played Silent Night that i remember fondly. I'd like to get something for the boys' rooms that is theirs to look forward to having on their nightstand each year, too. Our traditional cookies that we've given to friends and neighbors for the past 10 years will be nixed this year. We usually make literally hundreds of cookies but I just didn't enjoy it last year. So i think i'll be doing bread instead this year. Hopefully using the paper bread thingys from Kristen's giveaway. (pick me! pick me!!). ;)
OK. Enough rambling. What are some of your Christmas traditions or new things you're going to try on as a tradition this year?
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Great post Ashlee! I've had all of these things on my mind, too, posting in my head as I've tried to Christmas-up my house. We have the little people nativity also, as well as a playmobile one. My kids love to put their ornaments on the tree. We also have a little advent tree where we put on an ornament a day until Christmas eve when we put the star on top. Our traditional Christmas breakfast: cinnamon rolls from a tube :)
oh my gosh-- i LOVE that olivia book. definitely his best so far!! (and you can tell she's growing up; very funny)-- and you know how i feel about THE CHRISTMAS STORY (minus the damn commercials). sounds like you and corinne should get together on christmas morning-- look no further for your newest tradition!
I love A Christmas Story too - I just have to watch it every year!!:) Sounds like you have many lovely traditions! Good luck with all the bread baking!
We also love kid's Christmas books. This year's was a bittersweet one called Angela and the Baby Jesus by Frank McCourt. Yes, it's about that Angela, so it is funny but a bit sad, too. We always go buy a fresh tree, and cut it down at a farm if we can find the time. We also have a special breakfast-usually waffles and hot cocoa and a really good hot fruit compote. I love traditions. And yes, A Christmas Story is definitely a tradition in our house.
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