One of my favorite holiday traditions is actually to record our favorite Christmas memories year after year in our Family Christmas Book. The holidays are so hustled and bustled so for me it’s nice to just stop and reflect each year as the holiday season comes to a wrap and jot down our favorite Christmas […]
Being Open to New Traditions Remember that song you sang in girl scouts, “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other’s gold.” This post is like that old song only replace the word friends with Christmas traditions. It’s about taking the traditions you grew up with and merging them with […]
A Christmas Book Tradition While I was growing up, our family had many fun Christmas traditions that I looked forward to every year. We always watched the movie Christmas Vacation, we decorated gingerbread houses, we drove around looking at Christmas lights in our pajamas while drinking hot cocoa, and we opened up one present on […]
Posadas A large part of what has shaped my life and makes me who I am, as well as what I want my children to learn about my culture, comes from traditions built around the holidays. They are centered not only on my religious background, but mainly around my cultural upbringing. I come from a […]
Christmas Eve Surprise! This is only our second Christmas as a family of three, so our traditions are all new. But I’m starting one this year that I’m particularly excited about… We open our gifts Christmas morning, after Santa has come and delivered his gifts. But this year, I’ve wrapped a special present for my […]
Thanksgivukkah is upon us, y’all. While most of you are gearing up for turkey and stuffing and cranberries {oh my!}, all of your Jewish friends and neighbors are prepping for a once in a lifetime marriage of two of their favorite holidays! Thanksgiving + Hanukkah falling on the same day = Thanksgivukkah!! As it turns […]
It’s Christmas time! Well almost, but oh my goodness – I cannot wait. One of the many reasons we are excited about Christmas in our home is that we get to have a long visit from our favorite little Elf on the Shelf, MAX! Max started visiting us last year, and our girls immediately fell […]
Has everyone seen the movie Four Christmases with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn? That is my life, except we actually have FIVE Christmases to attend every year. My husband and I both have divorced parents who are remarried so that leads to a lot of chaos celebrating. Our families might not be as colorful as the […]
