Welcome to the Blog Party hosted by Just Add Glitter and Stir (aka Maggi)!
My party is all about traditions. I love my Christmases old fashioned and snow white with Santa drinking a Coke!
Here are 12 of MY traditions:
1. Movie - Watching my fave Christmas movie of all time - White Christmas! But since I am a HUGE fan of the movies in general, all movies set at Christmas time also count as Christmas movies. So I watch Die Hard too! LOL!!
2. Sending Cards - I've always sent cards but in recent years I've been making them. This is this year's card! (yes, I am already done all of my Christmas Cards! - there IS something wrong with me!)
3. Song - "I'll Be Home For Christmas" sung by Bing Crosby is one of the most incredible songs EVER! He sure has THE VOICE of Christmas for me! Click on my sidebar to listen to it while you read my post!
4. Cutting Down our own Tree - This is a new tradition for us. I did it a few times when I was a kid and loved it so much that I'm going to do it every year for our kids!
5. THE Story/Legend:
Santa actually came to my house when we were kids! No lie! He came at 2 AM and all he said was "Ho Ho Ho" as he motioned for my Mom to bring the gifts into the house that were surrounding him! AMAZING!
When Mom came and told us that Santa was downstairs and to get out of bed we grumbled and moaned and didn't believe her! She made us get up and it was a free-for-all when we saw Santa and all those presents! After that, no kid could tell US there was no Santa - we'd seen him!!!
6. Sneak-a-peek - Confession: I love to snoop! Ever since I was a child I've always snooped around for my gifts. It's so bad that my DH has left my gifts at his parent's house so I couldn't get at them! I always want to shake, squeeze, sniff and poke at the gift until .............ooooops, it's opened a bit and I can SEE it! LOL!
7. Snow: I love the snow and always wish for a white Christmas! 2008 brought the first White Christmas for all of Canada since 1971!
8. Letters to Santa: Did you know that you can write to Santa and he'll write back? Write to: Santa Clause c/o The North Pole, Canada HOH OHO. The girls loved writing their letters and taking them out to put them in the mail box.
9.Matching PJ's: I buy the girls matching pj's that they get to open and wear on Christmas Eve! That way, Christmas morning they coordinate and I can tell which Christmas the pictures are from at a glance! (if only Old Navy would make matching Patterned Paper - then I would truly be in Heaven)
10. Fave drink: Eggnog, it's not Christmas until I get some Eggnog! There are recipes at http://www.eggnogrecipe.net/ (but i'll drink mine right from the carton!)
11.The Best Gift Ever: was given to us this past Christmas. Our baby girl Skyler was born 2 days before Christmas!
12. Gifts - What Christmas would be complete without GIFTS! So I am giving away a RAK to anyone who becomes a Follower AND leaves a comment about one of their traditions! If you are already a Follower - Wooo Hooo, you are 1/2 way there!
Have a great Christmas in July!
Laterg8r
43 comments:
I think my current favourite Christmas traditions would have to be watch "Love Actually" with Mike on Christmas Eve while wrapping prezzies. Love that you're a snoop! Too funny! Thanks for sharing so much about your 12 traditions. Very cool.
Merry Christmas in JULY
I love Bing to, have his Christmas CD's. I cannot believe you have your cards done, way to go.
xxx DJ
Merry Christmas....I so adored reading your traditions!!!! I adore baking Jesus' Birthday Cake!!!
Merry Christmas! We share many of the same traditions. I have sent homemade cards for 10 plus years now and love doing it. I send somewhere between 80 and 90 cards, so I do have to start early or pay the piper in late November. So far, I have thirty odd done, a third of the way there! We also do the pJ thing on Christmas Eve, though not always matching. My Mom did that for me and my three siblings growing up so I had to keep it up since we loved it.
My youngest was born in late November and we found that very special at that time of year, two days before must have been magical...
Thanks for sharing your great layouts!
Shanna
I can't seem to become a follower as your follower list won't come up. I'm having the same trouble with my blog, must be a blogger thing!
Shanna
What a neat idea! Love your traditions post.
I became a follower- great blog.
One of my traditions growing up- HUGE Christmas breakfast with all kinds of goodies (what was the point? Huge dinner later?) I can't eat like that anymore...but it was great.
Oh how wonderful, I loved this!
My favorite tradition is bundling up, getting hot cocoa and driving around listening to christmas music and looking at christmas lights!!!
Merry Christmas! MY name is Kim. Love your site and the name!
Great post and I love all the Christmas traditions too! You got the best Christmas present ever last year!
Merry Christmas in July!
xoxo
Karyn
i love the christmas cards you made! they are so very cute! :)
and die hard? LOL!!!
merry christmas in july to you!
cindyascott@yahoo.com
What a great post Carrie, I love all your layouts and traditions. I'm already a follower but one of our traditions is that we get to eat chocolate for breakfast on Christmas morning. This only happens on Chritmas and Easter.
love your 12 days!! You are just like my sis, snoopers!!! We are starting some new family traditions along with oldies. We put up our tree (it's fake) and all the xmas trimmings in the house Dec. 1. We will be doing a xmas lights & stanley park train as our new tradition this year.
My fave xmas tradition ended last year: all my dad's extended family gets together for Christmas night dinner (I have 18+ cousins there). When we have a house big enough, I'd like to restart this tradition for my kids to remember. These dinners are some of my fave memories from childhood.
Dear Carrie!
First of all, merry Christmas in July! Secondly, thanks so much for your lovely comment at my place and just to let you know you are included in this once-in-a-lifetime random draw on July 31st for such a coveted Christmas in July giveaway!! But can’t stop now any longer unfortunately ‘cos got to visit the 60 odd other participants and other visitors!
Have enjoyed my visit to your gorgeous site! Have a wonderful Christmas in July holiday and see you again soon!
xxLOL LOLA:)
PS Love to Skyler!!
Mery Christmas in July..I bet Skylar was the best Christmas present ever! I LOVE to snoop too. It's so exciting and who cares if you find out what you are getting for Christmas that's the whole thrill of it! I love all of your los they are adoarable!
You are done with your cards? I am so super impressed!
What a wonderful post full of memories and tradition! I very much enjoyed myself!
HO HO HO!
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I came in from the warm and sun,
To find that Christmas has begun!
I'm with Hayley, "Love Actually" has been added to our Christmas traditions too! lol How cool that you actually saw Santa! I'm so jealous! Thank you for sharing your art and memories with us!
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Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Rest of Your Year!
Merry Christmas in July! A favorite tradition with my family is waking up extrememly early on Christmas morning at my parents house, drinking spiced and fancy coffee, while watching a chirstmas story :)
<3 Gina
Good job! Digging on your list-though i wasnt a snooper, til christmas morning then my sister and i (in our matching feety jammies) would find the doorway to the livingroom barricaded with all kinds of stuff-sheets, mattresses, plywood, you name it-so we couldnt peek! Dad was dedicated to that first shot of the girls eyeing their christmas presents, hee
YAY for Christmas! Happy holidays ;)
xoxoxox Rhonda Roo
Great job on those LO's!Merry Christmas!
Such a great share! And I LOVE your daughter's name...
I watch White Christmas, A Christmas Story, and Christmas Vacation every year with the hubby. I love Bing Crosby, he is totally the voice of Christmas! And I make my grandma's recipe for Hot Buttered Rum Mix every year to give out to friends and family.
I love that you make your Christmas cards and already have them done! Talk about being organized!
Hope you are feeling much better!
I love your traditions. (The matching PJs is a particularly cute idea.) Thanks so much for sharing and Merry Christmas in July! Stop by for a visit any time!
~Bella (Beauty Does Matter)
Hahaha, we did the same thing with Santa for my daughters. When their friends started not believing, they were still so sure:-) Thanks for the memories and great Christmas ideas.
Christmas babies are the best aren't they?! I have two myself. We started a tradition about five years ago of opening Christmas crackers before Christmas dinner. Everyone reads their jokes out loud and we take a group photo wearing our paper crowns. Then there's usually some trinket trading after that.
What fun Twelve Days of Christmas you've got going on here! I am so impressed that you have already completed your handmade Christmas cards! What a smart woman you are!! Love the stitched snowflake on it. :> I enjoyed checking out your layouts as well. Have a Merry Christmas in July! :>
Wonderful CIJ party. I am finally getting to make the rounds. I did a quick check on my party and visited with guests there, so please excuse me if I missed you. I will be back home later to mingle some more. Right now, I am trying to fit in all the blog parties. This is such fun!!!!!
Merry Christmas in July from Texas!
Bing is my favorite too. I also love to watch Die Hard during the holidays.
A Christmas baby, how special.
You have a lovely blog.
Love your 12 favorite things of Christmas and Merry Christmas in July! I'm still blog hopping! Lol! Love Tinkerbell. :
xoxo
Michelle
Sticky buns with breakfast, on Crhistmas morning. took me all day to get here but glad I did. Merry, merry, Heidi
WOw hun thats a lot!hehehhe! I love knowing more about you. Yay for the cards! I dont have much tradition since I am not a catholic but I see to it that I have something for my family and DH.
Merry Christmas in July!!
WONDERFUL post, love the eggnog! merry christmas in july!
beautiful christmas card! love the santa letter! i got lots of tips here! thakns! merry christmas in july!
I love the matching PJ idea! I must remember it for when I have a family of my own!
One of my favorite traditions is listening to Dylan Thomas read "A Child's Christmas in Wales" after dinner in front of a fire. My whole family curls up in arm chairs (or on the rug for my dog), to listen as we loosen our belts and gently dose at the end of a lovely holiday.
Great blog!
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
Hi, me again,
Had to come over and give you a big welcome to "The Attic". Saw your totally gorgeous pic looking at me :)
Hope you have fun dropping by.
xxx DJ
Love all your traditions! We have some of the same ones ;) my favorite tradition though has to be decorating our tree on Christmas eve with candles... NOT lights! :)
I had to delet my comment above,messed it up :S
You scrapbook pages are amazing, such details,I love it!
A tradition we do every year is on Christmas eve we all sit together as a family and watch It's a wonderful life.
We have snacks prepared to munch on as well.
Merry Christmas!
I love your blog, and your layouts are awesome :)
Cute blog! I LOVE your Christmas card and I can not believe you already have them done! The stitched snowflake is awesome...you are one talented girlie! I {heart} Christmas movies too.
Awesome Christmas memories. Merry Christmas in July.
Jane
Hi,
Thanks for sharing your Christmas Traditions.I love the coke -a- cola santa also.I watch white Christmas every year and I always make eggnog on Christmas Eve.Thanks for stopping by my party and leaving the sweet comment.Merry christmas in July!
~Myrna
What a fun post Carrie! Love all your traditions and you created some gorgeous LOs! Glad I got to see them in RL. They're beautiful! What a precious gift you guys received this Christmas too!
Mele Kalikimaka! Maligayang Pasko!
(still getting around to visit the Christmas parties…since this was our daughter’s last weekend home before flying back to college today!)
Loved your list! great sotries and pics of your cute kids.
...White Christmas-one of our favs (hmm, didnt remember that Die Hard was at Christmas time. haha, I'll have to watch it again)
...great cards and love Bing's songs (my family nickname is Bing! but I like to associate it with bing cherry's...so much cuter as a girl than to think of me being like Bing Crosby...and my mom, hubby and children have the beautiful voice genes...I make a joyful noise.)
...I used to be sooo bad at sneaking a peek! Before our first daughter's first Christmas, I just HAD to peek in her first wrapped gifts that were sent from our family in Wisconsin and Hawaii! ...ssh, not many know about that!
...and eggnog! my hubby and older daughter feel the same...not Christmas til they get the Eggnog! They always do their traditional Eggnog toast! haha
...aw what a sweet Christmas gift! we have 3 Dec bdays-my hubby (the 25th), younger daughter (9th) and mine(16th)...
...sorry that I missed your giveaway, but I'll consider your lovely post as a great gift...thanks for sharing!
Blessings & Aloha!
Thank you for stopping by my family’s Christmas memory party :o) and I'm so happy you enjoyed my artwork :o)
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