Show Me Your Christmas...Week 3

This week is traditions. As of now we don't have very many of our own. But as Jasper gets older, I would like to start some that we always did when I was little. So far the first thing we do is get up bright and early the day after Thanksgiving, and go shopping. And this year we got up earlier than we normally do, but it was still so much fun.

I always like to wait until Thanksgiving is over before I start decorating. It's always been a tradition in my family to wait, and I plan on keeping it one in my growing family.

Then I like to make treats, last year all I made were some mint chocolate chip cookies. But this year I made caramels, macadamia nut balls, and eggnog bars (to die for.) As Jasper gets older I want to include him in the baking of the treats, and I hope he really enjoys it.

We have no special tradition with stockings yet, but where Jasper is only 15 months old, I don't want to put too much candy, if any in his stocking. And so therefore I don't really buy candy for my husband's and mine either. But starting next year, I plan on putting an orange in the bottom of the stockings (something my mom has always done), and also a candy cane, and some other goodies. This year he'll just be getting some bubble bath, little monster trucks, sippy cups, a toy flip phone, and a box of animal crackers. Who know maybe I'll even make the animal crackers a tradition. We'll just have to see.

On Christmas Eve, we'll all go to my husband's grandma's house and have dinner, and all the kids will open their Christmas pajamas (I love this tradition) and then everyone will visit, and then go home. Well when I was living at home, my mom would always ring some bells outside, and that would be our cue to go to bed. Because that meant Santa was close. This is something I want to try and do, when Jasper is old enough to understand.

On Christmas morning we'll wake up, open our presents, then go to all my in-laws houses, to see what they got, and to open more presents. And as soon as we're done doing that, we will head up to my mom's house for Christmas dinner, and some family time! I hope your holiday season, can be just as fun and memorable. Merry Christmas!