Traditions

Over Christmas, I asked Reed what his favorite Christmas traditions were. He said "Do we have any traditions?" What? We have about a million traditions for Christmas! I guess Reed just didn't connect the word "traditions" to the things that we do together every year to celebrate the holidays.

Let me think...

Christmas PJs!

• Putting the tree up the day after Thanksgiving
• Special new ornaments each year for the kids – this year Reed's was a flag football guy and Amy's was a tae kwon do girl
• New Christmas pajamas for everyone
• Driving around the neighborhood to see Christmas lights
• Family cookie day
• Visiting Santa
• Building gingerbread houses
• Baking cookies for Santa and leaving out carrots for the reindeer
• Christmas Eve Eve dinner with our family
• Christmas Eve gathering with the Wenzells
• Going to Poppy's church for Christmas Eve services
• Christmas morning breakfast with our family
• Christmas dinner with the larger family, always with Broccoli Casserole

And this is probably only a partial list! Anyway, I think he gets it now.