Christmas Traditions

   Everyone has traditions, be it who carves the turkey, Chrismas morning stocking ritual, Christmas eve movie, who puts the star on the tree or is it the special key for Santa, Elf on the shelf.......we all have them.

                         Here are a few of mine, what are yours?

Christmas Pickle

   Many stories about the Christmas Pickle are in circulation but what we do is: The pickle is the last ornament on the tree & the first person to spot it Christmas morning gets to open the first gift.

Christmas Spider

   I have made these before as gifts for friends, I love them. Legend has it that one Christmas a woman was too poor to decorate the tree, she let the spiders weave their webs & in the morning they turned silver & gold. Google Legend of the Christmas Spider & you'll find lots of tutorials to make them easy enough for the kids too!

Christmas Pajamas

   For as long as I can remember, Santas elves delivered new pajamas for the entire familyevery Christmas Eve. I still get excited for my new Christmas jammies !

Stockings

   As soon as we woke up we were allowed to open our stockings, eat anything in them & play with the goodies, but we weren't allowed to wake mom & dad until 8am.. The stockings kept us busy until then.

Breakfast Buffet

   On Christmas morning, Mom always set up a little buffet for us, bacon, eggs, sausage rolls, toast, mini quiche, tea & O.J  ...everyone can eat when they want, run back to nibble between gifts.  Now my sister Suzy does it every year....yummy

Gifts

   We always & still do, open gifts one at a time, everyone takes a turn. I think this way everyone can see what you get & I think you appreciate it more.

Turkey Dinner

   Turkey, always turkey but as the family grew we added a ham too.
turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes & jellied cranberry sauce, the kind you pour out and it still looks like a can, Mmmmm. My mom attempted fancy homemade cranberry sauce with orange zest etc, it was good BUT canned is better  lol 
   We change up the sides every year, turnip, carrots, peas & corn make it into the rotation.

Merry Christmas

Those are some of mine, what are yours?