Last year, Cayle was only 7 months old, and obviously not much of a participant with regard to opening presents, talking about Christmas lights, playing with the "baby" (Jesus) - that kind of thing. This year, he is a much more active participant, and we are really excited to start to some Christmas traditions with him - even though he'll probably never remember exactly what we did on Christmas Eve and Christmas when he was 19 months old!
Nick and I have spent a fair amount of time discussing our childhoods and family traditions and what events we enjoyed the most, and what we'd like to do as we start our family Christmas traditions. Even though it's Christmas Eve, we don't yet have everything set in stone! But, here's what we have so far:
Christmas Eve
board games/appetizers/watch Christmas movies (evening)
drive around and look at Christmas lights (before church)
midnight mass (literally, at midnight)
Christmas
butterbraid for breakfast (it's a yummy pastry)
open gifts from Santa
yummy lunch of ham, potatoes, brussel sprouts, mac and cheese, salad, rolls, dessert
We're still unsure when we'll open gifts from each other...but we'll figure it out I'm sure! We're also contemplating going cross-country skiing, but are still waiting on Cayle's skis to be returned to us from some friends who borrowed them. I'm thinking a nap is also an essential part of today since we'll be up so late tonight!
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