Growing up we always put the tree up on the sunday after Thanksgiving. (at least I remember it that way) Well, I have stayed true to those roots, even though in Canada everyone starts decorating after Halloween. I love my childhood memories of Christmas. My mom might not know this... but those times were so magical for us as kids. My mom and dad never had a lot of money, but they must have always saved through the year so they could make our christmas special!! We did lots of things as a family. Any excuse to have a party I guess. But we always did a mexica christmas party with enchiladas, a pinata and games. We also celebrated German Christmas a few times and put our shoes out to be filled with little treasures. I remember the Dec of my 9th grade year... I stayed up to help :) We always went to Temple Square and then had soup in a bowl at the Mall. We went to the Festival of Trees and every year we would spend on evening driving from springville to salt lake, just to find the best decorated homes. We would be all bundled in our warm car with Christmas music on. It was great times! Every year my mom seemed to know how to make the living room look like a Christmas Explosion.... Maybe it was just the way she would lay the gifts out.
Now it's fun for me to come up with some of my own traditions... if anyone has ideas...LET ME KNOW!!! We do PJ's on Christmas eve, Fondu Pot dinner on Christmas eve (with lots of expensive meats), Go to the Nativity Pageant, and make Chocolates. I would like to add more but am semi-new to Calgary and don't know about Christmas things that go on here!
With a young family and a son that is gone every other Christmas... It can be hard to have a huge Celebration. But we try to make it "Special."
I started putting up some of my decorations, but I will wait till monday night to put the decorations on the tree with Tommy and Barry. I love these little country trees, They were my mother-in-laws... but when I told her I liked them, SHE GAVE THEM TO ME!!! She is so sweet that way. But I have to be careful now and not tell her when I like something of hers. Because she will give it all away!
Oh, KYLA GOT HER FIRST TOOTH!!!! I'LL GET PICTURES WHEN SHE LETS ME!!
4 comments:
YAY for Christmas! I'm sure we can make up some fun new traditions to do together! What about Zoo Lights sometime?
Not EVERYONE in Canada gets out the Christmas decorations after Halloween. Our family always decorated the first Sunday in December and I have carried on the that tradition. Halloween is WAY too early!
You can't forget making a gingerbread house. It is ESSENTIAL to every Christmas. I don't think I have missed a year in my entire life!
Her first tooth. Does she have a dentist yet? I know of this really awesome guy who lives in Auburn Bay. You should go to him
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