Arriving at church 45 minutes early on Christmas eve to make sure our whole family can find a spot to sit together.
Crooning along to Bing Crosby's Christmas record, or these days MP3 files, especially Mele Kalikimaka (it's the thing to say on a bright, Hawaiian Christmas day).
"Organizing the presents" with my sister Mandy, which may or may not be an elaborate ruse for seeing the shapes of our own presents and helping each other guess what they could be.
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| The Stuckeys in 1980 on our homemade holly rug. |
Sampling our favorite foods at our "snack supper" on Christmas Eve.
Singing "O Holy Night" amidst the candlelight at church.
Insisting on opening presents from youngest to oldest, because I was the youngest for the first eight years of my life. Even after Mandy came along, second youngest is better than fifth oldest.
Racing my brother and sisters to be the one to put the daily ornament on the advent calendar.
Sitting at the top of the stairs on Christmas morning waiting for Mom and Dad to "make sure Santa came."
As I've grown older, Christmas has become less about the presents I receive and more about the time spent with family. I can't wait to see my family in two days. What's one of your family's favorite Christmas traditions?
Love this post! I think my very favorite moment of Christmas is seeing the joy shining in everyone's faces while singing Silent Night at the end of the Christmas Eve Candlelight service. Last year was Anna's first year holding a candle, and it was my most favorite ever.
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Abi, that is one of my most cherished Christmas memories too! (The candle light magicalness.)
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My dad's green corduroy Christmas pants and my red fancy Christmas pants. We always wear them on Christmas Eve.
Eating cinnamon buns at my parents house on Christmas morning. I only ever eat cinnamon buns then - and on Thanksgiving morning.
Getting Slim Jims, lottery tickets, gold dollars and chap stick in my stocking each year.
Mostly I just love being with my family.
i'm a big fan of silent night by candlelight as well
ReplyDeleteobvi, the best davis family christmas tradition is being "woken up" in the middle of the night on christmas eve because we just missed santa :)