Ok, so as stated in "Traditions post 1" some of our family traditions have been around for a LONG time. Christmas eve at my house (the house I grew up in-now "Grannie Annie's and Grandpa Mike's) falls into this category and consists of a big turkey dinner (My mom didn't/doesn't want to cook on Christmas day so we always had/have the dinner on Christmas eve, and Christmas day was/is left-overs with "munchies"-chips, dip, and soda. Ruffles potato chips, onion dip, and orange soda with cold stuffing still taste like "Christmas" to me.); the reciting of "The Night Before Christmas;" rousing renditions of several Christmas songs which HAVE to include "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" (complete with actions), "Jingle Bells," (complete with bells jingling-the kiddos LOVE this one), and "The 12 Days of Christmas" (with each of us singing a different "day"); the reading of the Christmas story from Luke; and the much-anticipated visit from the Christmas Eve elf who is never seen nor caught but sometime during the evening manages to deliver a note with specific instructions for a treasure-hunt of sorts which involves finding gifts for each member of the family (usually PJs). These Christmas Eve traditions have been around a long time. When I was a little girl we searched for 8 "elf" gifts-we are now searching for 35! The Hardy family is growing. Merry Christmas Eve!
TRADITION! (sung in a Tevye-like voice :)
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| Cole and Lynae find "elf gifts" |
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| Todd surveys some of the "elf gifts" that Cole is lining up. (Note: the bow-color on each present was a "clue" for opening and finding the correct gift.) |
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| Analise reads the "elf directions" |
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| "Big girls" in new pjs: Kaylee, Marissa, Analise, Lynae |
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| "Big boys" in pjs" Trent, Luke, Zac, Darren |
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| The Barlows in new pjs: Kay, Kaylee, Lynae, Luke, Analise, Trent, and Dallin. (Kent was not feeling well and had gone home :( |
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