Christmas Traditions

Traditions are such an important part of life to me. I grew up making traditions with my own family and I want the same for my own little family. I am not sure if traditions played a large part of growing up for John or not. My parents always made a big deal out of birthdays and Christmas as well as Halloween and Thanksgiving.

I am going to list some of our Christmas traditions that we have started for our own family.

• Decorating a Christmas tree for the living room and the boys each have a John Deere tree in their own rooms.
• Going to our town's Christmas parade.
• Driving around looking at Christmas lights while rocking it out to Christmas tunes in our pajamas!
• Making gingerbread house
• Making Christmas cupcakes for their school ,party
• Making Christmas snack mix
• Watching Christmas movies, lots of them!
• Drinking hot cocoa after setting up our outside decorations!\
• Reading the Christmas story, every night!
• Making Christmas cookies
• Writing Santa a letter and this year we got one back from him
• Family reunion with my Daddy's side of the family
• Doing Christmas lace up cards
• Drawing and coloring Christmas pictures
• Painting and doing Christmas crafts
• Going caroling to grandparents homes
• Participating in our Christmas programs at church and school
• Reading God Gave Us Christmas
• Baking Cake for Baby Jesus and having HIM a birthday party
• Taking treats to special friends and neighbors
• Making special pancakes Christmas morning and opening gifts, spending lunch with my parents and supper with my brother's family.

So, do you have traditions, how do you celebrate?

Christmas Blessings!