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We couldn't wait for Santa to come this year simply because we finally had a chimney for him to come down! And boy did he ever - he left his muddy hand prints on the tiles of the fireplace and he left the cover off! We couldn't believe it! We had no idea Santa had such huge hands!
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.What I have loved the most about the last few Christmases here in Boise, has been taking our time - A LOT of time to open gifts, and enjoy each one thoroughly until going on to the next. We get up slowly, marvel and awe over what we see, read the answers to the kids questions for Santa, get super excited, rummage through our stockings, and have traditional cinnamon rolls before we open any gifts. Oh, and all hair has to be at least brushed, or I go crazy. :) A good hour (at least) goes by till we start - then we open a gift every hour or so - sometimes even more just to make our day last and last. This year, the kids even watched a new movie while mom and dad napped for an hour and a half, and we still had gifts to open! Then, we always save the gift from Santa until after dinner. We finish gift opening around 8:00. It's the best! We all have that to really look forward to, all day long. Christmas Day this way has become the only way for us - can't imagine it any other way - we LOVE it!
It was a wonderful Christmas indeed.
5 comments:
Tracy, I love the idea of taking your time on Christmas. That is a fabulous tradition that I would love to start at our house. I wonder if my kids could handle it!
Was that a cell phone that Taylor got??? Hannah and her babies...love it! Jack looked quite the boy (and very loud) and Aubrey's knit hat is the best!
A very warm, wonderful time of the year, isn't it?!
Since when have you had a green oval braided rug???
Sounds like a fun tradition. Love how you staged the pictures of the kids with their Christmas gifts.
I love the idea. What a beautiful tradition. I love reading about others Christmas Traditions. This one is one that I would love to do with my family someday!!
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