Every fall our holiday traditions begin.
In October we watch Halloween specials with the kids, already watched a Great Pumpkin..twice! Dad watches scary movies after the boys are put to bed, I sit there with him clipping coupons and not looking up...blech.
Set out a dish of candy corn to pick at until Halloween.
Decorate pumpkins, and make other decorations.
November is slow on tradition, we will start some.
I want the boys to start learning about the First Thanksgiving.
December well that's a horse of a different color!
These are our Christmas holiday To DO's:
Watch Christmas movies from the start of December until Christmas day!
Rudolph, Frosty, Grinch, Christmas Vacation(mom&dad only), our all time favorite Polar Express and so many more!
Buy a box of chocolate covered cherries, Pop's and I sit and have only one every night until Christmas..why?? I don't know but it's super yummy and special for just Nick and I.
Baking, Baking, Baking the boys and I become baking fools! Cookies, cakes and pies Oh MY!
Going to the tree lot and picking a tree as a family.
Listening to Christmas music in the van as much as possible, sometimes in home too.
Sitting down on a chilly night and having Abuelita Hot Chocolate by the fire.
Teaching the boys that under no circumstance is it Merry X-mas! It really urkes me to see X-mas! Got it? GOOD! If we forget the reason behind Christmas than we might as well not celebrate at all, we'll be making ourselves materialistic people who just want gifts. I don't go yelling at people who write X-Mas but not it our home. Boys will learn that the real meaning of Christmas does not come in a box.
Setting out a pretty dish with red & green M&M's for us to pick at all season long. Mmmmmm M&M's.
Jesus cake, we started this either last year or the year before. The boys and I bake and decorate a cake and sing Happy Birthday to Jesus, they love it.
Well that's our To Do's, What's your To Do's?
If you don't have one make a To Do list, make memories for and with your little ones. It will stick with them forever, I know mine did.
1 comment:
We do the bday cake too. Have it at breakfast even! That's about the only tradition we've got at this point. Your sound great though (although Luke would never, EVER eat ust 1 candy a night).
Post a Comment