What are your family holiday traditions??

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Permalink Reply by Dianna on October 13, 2008 at 10:31am

Ever year around this time my family goes apple picking. The kids get their face painted and we take hayrides. They usually have live music and a petting zoo. We spend the day sipping on apple cider and eating homemade donuts. When its all said and done, I'm left with forty ponds of apples! lol

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 13, 2008 at 10:55am

I think its a cute tradition of exchanging ornaments. Thank you for sharing Jazzy!
jazzy said:

We have a ornament exchange yearly with the entire family, similar to a white elephant party, but with original or hand painted ornaments.

Thanksgiving and Xmas, we switch between families, one family for each, and then alternating years LOL...I know, I know, crazy schedule.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 13, 2008 at 10:56am

Thank you Michelle...hope you have a great week as well:)

Michelle Lee said:

I have always enjoyed being with family and eating way tooo much food. I guess you should really wear stretchy pants on holidays!

I hope that everyone has a great week.
Michellle

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 13, 2008 at 10:59am

Wow..never heard of this before, I'm glad you shared this with us here at twittermoms Barbara. Thank you!

Barbara Siragusa said:

I grew up in Scotland, and New Year, or Hogmanay as we would call it, had a great family tradition. To bring good luck into the New Year, the first footer ( first person to enter the house after midnight) was to be male, tall, dark haired, and carrying a piece of coal. In his younger days, my Dad fit that bill, so off he would trudge out into the cold a few minutes before New Year, and as the New Year came in, he would enter the house.
I am sad that neither of my brothers carried on that tradition, and as my father passed away several years ago, I guess it has been forgotten.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 13, 2008 at 11:00am

That's so funny...forty pounds of apples! Thank you for sharing Dianna!

Dianna said:

Ever year around this time my family goes apple picking. The kids get their face painted and we take hayrides. They usually have live music and a petting zoo. We spend the day sipping on apple cider and eating homemade donuts. When its all said and done, I'm left with forty ponds of apples! lol

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Permalink Reply by Marla Aaron on October 13, 2008 at 7:20pm

OK. Here's one I've done a few times in the attempt to meld Judaism (our religion)with the overwhelming vortex of Christmas(that which our children will fell left out of unless we do something).
I make a bagel tree. I get a regular Christmas tree and buy real bagels and spray paint them--gold and silver and hang them on the tree. Thus we have a bagel tree that exists alongside our menorahs. Somehow it satisfies.....I figured we couldn't fight Christmas so we had to find a way to bring it into our home so there you have it. And yes, there are presents.

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Permalink Reply by Mary on October 13, 2008 at 9:45pm

My favorite holiday tradition is a Christmas one. We all love breakfast so much that instead of doing a big Christmas dinner, I prepare a massive brunch with anything and everything you can think of. And I make enough to feed an army so our family of five usually has enough leftovers for breakfast (and/or lunch and/or dinner) for the next few days.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 13, 2008 at 9:45pm

Very interesting. I've learn something new. Thank you for sharing Marla!
Marla Aaron said:

OK. Here's one I've done a few times in the attempt to meld Judaism (our religion)with the overwhelming vortex of Christmas(that which our children will fell left out of unless we do something).
I make a bagel tree. I get a regular Christmas tree and buy real bagels and spray paint them--gold and silver and hang them on the tree. Thus we have a bagel tree that exists alongside our menorahs. Somehow it satisfies.....I figured we couldn't fight Christmas so we had to find a way to bring it into our home so there you have it. And yes, there are presents.

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Permalink Reply by Deb Willis on October 14, 2008 at 5:29am

Our biggest tradition at Thanksgiving is before we begin our meal, we go around the table, each taking a turn telling how we are blessed. Seldom have we begun a meal without tears and true thankfulness. We also never fail to watch the Macy's Day Parade.

Our Christmas begins on Christmas Eve. We each open a few gifts in the morning and enjoy those throughout the day. At night, everyone gets in their pj's and the kids (teenagers now) sit on the couch with Dad while he reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Beth and Zack still set out cookies and milk for "Santa" and head off to bed.
The next morning, the kids are up very early and open their stockings while Dad and I make hot chocolate. We again meet on the couch where Dad reads the true Christmas story from the Bible. We open the rest of our gifts and spend the day enjoying them, cooking and enjoying Christmas dinner.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 14, 2008 at 10:52am

Food is one of our favorite traditions too! Thank you for sharing Mary.

Mary said:

My favorite holiday tradition is a Christmas one. We all love breakfast so much that instead of doing a big Christmas dinner, I prepare a massive brunch with anything and everything you can think of. And I make enough to feed an army so our family of five usually has enough leftovers for breakfast (and/or lunch and/or dinner) for the next few days.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy O'Farrell on October 14, 2008 at 10:54am

What a beautiful way to celebrate the Holidays Deb! Thank you for sharing.

Deb Willis said:

Our biggest tradition at Thanksgiving is before we begin our meal, we go around the table, each taking a turn telling how we are blessed. Seldom have we begun a meal without tears and true thankfulness. We also never fail to watch the Macy's Day Parade.

Our Christmas begins on Christmas Eve. We each open a few gifts in the morning and enjoy those throughout the day. At night, everyone gets in their pj's and the kids (teenagers now) sit on the couch with Dad while he reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Beth and Zack still set out cookies and milk for "Santa" and head off to bed.
The next morning, the kids are up very early and open their stockings while Dad and I make hot chocolate. We again meet on the couch where Dad reads the true Christmas story from the Bible. We open the rest of our gifts and spend the day enjoying them, cooking and enjoying Christmas dinner.

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Permalink Reply by Tammy Dantzler on October 15, 2008 at 1:25pm

We love renting a chalet on Ski Mountain, Gatlinburg, TN over Christmas and New Years to visit family there. Another tradition if we are in town that I cook Christmas breakfast and the family comes over then to change gifts. At our big family Christmas party each family writes a summary of their year and we create a family book for each year and share stories from last years book.

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