Christmas Eve
(By Krissy) Christmas Eve we make a birthday cake for Jesus and that's what we leave out for Santa instead of cookies and milk. We also sing Happy Birthday to Jesus before we open gifts.
(By Krissy) Christmas Eve dinner is a big deal for just us and our kids and we hope they will want to bring their families home once they are grown and gone. Each person gets to choose a liter of soda (or other drink) for their very own. We don't normally drink much soda in our house, so a whole liter is a big deal and they save and sip on it for days.
(By Krissy) Christmas Eve dinner is a big deal for just us and our kids and we hope they will want to bring their families home once they are grown and gone. Each person gets to choose a liter of soda (or other drink) for their very own. We don't normally drink much soda in our house, so a whole liter is a big deal and they save and sip on it for days.
Christmas Eve (By Amber): For our Christmas Eve dinner when I was growing up, my parents always ordered pizza and cheesy bread from our favorite pizza place; the expensive one we only got to eat at on special occasions. It was quick and easy for them after a busy day of visiting relatives and mom inevitably needing to go buy just a few more things, and so on. As kids, we loved it! What better meal for a kid on Christmas Eve than one they don't have to pick the things they don't like out of?
After dinner we read the Christmas story from the scriptures and got new pajamas and talked about the true meaning of Christmas. My friends all seemed to have fancy dinners and parties to go to on Christmas Eve but I looked forward every year to the pizza party we had at our own home. As we've gotten older, my parents have tried to go all turkey and mashed potatoes on us, but every year to this day we resist and tell them to save it for Christmas Day. Pizza it is!
After dinner we read the Christmas story from the scriptures and got new pajamas and talked about the true meaning of Christmas. My friends all seemed to have fancy dinners and parties to go to on Christmas Eve but I looked forward every year to the pizza party we had at our own home. As we've gotten older, my parents have tried to go all turkey and mashed potatoes on us, but every year to this day we resist and tell them to save it for Christmas Day. Pizza it is!
Christmas Ever (By Suzanne): Along with opening some cute matching jim-jammers, our kids open up their own personal photo book. Each child gets a digital scrapbook that I make via the website: shutterfly.com. The books can be made in an evening or over the course of the year, depending on how artsy-fartsy you wanna get. There is an option to just "auto-fill" a pre-made book which means you could have a book done in an evening! Anywho, we all sit on the couch in our cute jammies and ooo, ahh, giggle, and remember the events of that past year. It TRULY brings a strong spirit in our home. MY FAVORITE gift! They L.O.V.E. their books. If they are fighting...I can have them grab a book and look at it together and in minutes I will hear them giggling together. My 6 year old said the other day that sometimes she feels like crying she is just so happy when she looks at her "special books". I will ALWAYS make time in my life to make these books. I KNOW they are GOLD in my children's lives. IF you want to chat or need help getting started I am happy to help. Seriously EASY!!! Zan: 921-7035
Digital Scrapbook Website.... http://www.shutterfly.com/
Digital Scrapbook Website.... http://www.shutterfly.com/
Christmas Eve (By Becky): My five siblings and I would always build a blanket fort on Christmas Eve to sleep in. We sometimes had to get creative to fit all six of us in there ... and we probably could have gotten more sleep in our beds. I think that my parents were glad to have us all contained in one area though so they could work their magic. Great times, pictures, memories.
Christmas Eve (By Lisa): Our children always have a slumber party together downstairs in the family room on Christmas Eve after our family "Nativity play". On Christmas morning, they line up, in youngest- to- oldest order and come up stairs to open their stockings and presents. We give the presents out one by one. Each person finishes opening their present before the next person starts. This helps prevent the frenzied free-for-all that you usually see in the movies!
Christmas Eve (By Adria) Our kids get to unwrap one gift Christmas Eve... it's always Christmas pajamas. We load up in the car in our pajamas and drive around looking at everyone's Christmas lights.
