Christmas Eve:
-Eat 3-hour spaghetti
-Watch the Nativity and A Christmas Mission
-Open our pajama's and christmas ornaments!
- Race to put on our new pajamas
-Set out cookies and coke for Santa, 9 carrots for the reindeer and cheese for santa mouse.
-Write a letter to santa, thanking him for our presents, asking him to hide the christmas pickle, and telling him we left an unfinished puzzle for him to finish :)
-Then we turn on a christmas movie and check the santa tracker online every 10 minutes. Once he gets close to Utah, we hurry downstairs and all sleep next to each other.
-Then we argue about what time to set our alarms...the younger kids saying 5:30 while David and our parents are saying 9:30. We come to an agreement on 6:30.
-Wake up, drag david up the stairs, wake up the parents and go open presents!
I love Christmas and everything that we do. I still get all giddy and excited, just like I did when I was 5. Spending time with family is my favorite thing to do. Christmas time is the perfect time to do so.
Brandon told me about his traditions...(he is at work so, excuse me if I'm wrong. And, I don't have any pictures. My apologies)
-On Christmas Eve, the Anderson's meet up with the Fonda's to eat a nice dinner, read The Night Before Christmas, have a little talent show and exchange gifts.
-Then they go home and watch Mr. Kruegers Christmas and exchange their Love Gifts. (He said that sometimes they forget to put out cookies and milk for santa! I won't let that happen anymore. Hailey and Lauren...You better not forget this year :) )
-They go get in bed and wake up, whenever they wake up.
-This year Andrew will be calling/skyping. That will be fun to kinda meet him through the computer!
Sorry if I missed anything!
Brandon and I have been listening to Christmas Music non-stop since we got back from our honeymoon. Our nights consist of snuggling up by our Christmas tree, drinking hot chocolate and watching a Christmas movie. We love this time of year! We still need to get some shopping done...Only 17 more days left! We better get going! :)
Hope you all enjoy this time of year and always remember the reason for the season :)
THANK YOU FOR THIS POST!! So I'm one of those annoying people who pull out my christmas stuff the day after halloween and by the time christmas ACTUALLY comes I've watched all of my christmas movies 10 times. This year I live in St.G where there is no snow, I live really far from my family and won't go home until Dec 25th afternoon this year and It just hasn't felt very christmasy yet. My Brandon works a ton too so he's never home and I just haven't felt as christmas sprit yet and this post TOTALLY brought it out of me!! I'm SO SAD i'm missing the Christmas Eve party with you guys! :( Brandon did forget to mention our intense cookie decorating contest though! Have fun talking to Andrew! I'm pretty sure if I wasn't married yet I'd wait for him :) love you! xo
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