Celebrating traditions & quality time with loved ones. (Plus a Giveaway)

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As the saying goes, ’tis the season! For some of us, the holidays are a time to get together with family and celebrate traditions that have been passed on for generations. For others, it’s a time to relax, unwind and disconnect. Discover the charm of an escort trans Lyon.

I know for me personally, the holidays have become twice the fun since I met my husband and we starting creating lots of new traditions. We celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas and have had fun incorporating both old and new traditions into our celebrations. Hanukkah is mostly celebrated with my side of the family where we take turns hosting dinners and all of the cousins (8 in total), have fun running, playing and tearing open their gifts.

Hanukka

For Christmas, we head up to the family cottage where our days are spent skating on the frozen lake, going for walks in the snow and sitting by the fire drinking wine after the kids are in bed.

skating on frozen lake

I love and cherish both holidays for different reasons but I truly love the holidays season because I’m constantly surrounded by my family and loved ones. It doesn’t matter how busy life gets or how much I have to do both personally or professionally, when the holidays roll around, I just take a break! I mostly disconnect and try to be in the moment as much as possible.

me and the boys

I also find that the holidays are a time to reflect. When I think about gift giving, I can’t help but think about how lucky and fortunate my family and I are. This year, more than ever, we have so much to be grateful for. That’s why my husband and I made a commitment to giving a big portion of our earnings to charity and really taking the time to teach our kids about the importance of giving and being grateful for what we ALREADY have.

Some of the toys we donated this year

Some of the toys we donated this year

GIVEAWAY

I’m excited to announce that I’m officially a Pampers Baby Panel member and since the holidays are all about giving, one lucky Mayahood blog reader will win a Pampers baby bundle. The bundle will include Pampers diapers, Ivory Snow and Pampers wipes. Enter the giveaway via Rafflecopter (please give it a few seconds to load).  Contest is open to all residents of Canada.  Contest ends Monday December 28, 2015.

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What Others Are Saying:

  1. lisa bolduc says

    i think its it goign to be this year. its my sons second xmas and he is actually able to open presents, so i love wathcing his face as he opens then and as he sees what santa has left under the tree.

  2. Courtney says

    My favourite Christmas memory is last years Christmas. It was extra special because it was my son’s first as well as the first Christmas in our first house!

  4. favgreen(Rhonda W G.) says

    The year my younger brother was born on Christmas morning is a great memory for our family!

  5. Tina F says

    My favorite tradition is the whole family gathering at my parents house for breakfast on Christmas Day and evenryone eating breakfast then we all as a family open our gifts. My grandmother started this almost 50 years ago

  6. Wendy hutton says

    growing up how every christmas all my aunts/uncles/cousins would come for christmas there must have been about 50 of us but good times

  7. Viv Sluys says

    My favourite holiday tradition is setting up our Christmas tree as a family every year and talking about memories of past years and stories behind ornaments.

  10. Em Mahr says

    My favorite tradition is that each year on the day after Thanksgiving we all head to the tree farm, pick out a Christmas tree, cut it down and take it home to decorate.

  15. christinetopley says

    One of my favourite memories was my uncle Bob dressing up in his Santa suit and making a special appearance. Back then I thought it was Santa -lol- He had that belly full of jelly and the full white beard. It wasn’t until later in life I found out it was him -lol-

  20. kristen visser says

    my favorite holiday tradition is getting all dressed up with my husband and two little girls and taking a Christmas photo to send out in Christmas cards for close family and friends

  22. Erin McSweeney says

    my favorite Christmas Memory is going to Christmas Eve Mass with my grandfather, singing silent night in candlelight

  24. salexis says

    I just took my children to the Bright Nights at Stanley Park Christmas Train today – that is one of my fav traditions 🙂

  25. Brenda Lacourciere says

    My favorite tradition is getting new pjs Christmas eve and watching Christmas movies together.

  26. SueSueper says

    My favourite tradition was going to grandmas Christmas eve and arriving home to Santa already coming to my house so we got to open gifts Christmas eve.

  27. edmontonjb says

    Decorating the tree is my favorite. It’s so fun to recall where each ornament came from.

    Jonnie

  30. Ira says

    Decorating the tree with my grandparents was very special. Oh, and our tree was special too, it was always a pine 🙂

  34. lynnbeanie23 says

    fav memory is my son coming home from the nicu 2 weeks before christmas we did not think he would make it home i walked in to find my son in a reindeer suit with a sign that said im ready lets go home i cried and we went home that day

  42. Dana Miller says

    My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the house and tree to make a festive and cozy atmosphere for Christmas.

  43. kathy downey says

    My favorite tradition is the whole family gathering at my parents house on Christmas Eve for Moose Meat pie,gifts and enterainmest,then midnight Mass

  44. loucheryl says

    Baking cookies with my two boys on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus. It’s a tradition I look forward to. 🙂

  45. Katrina B says

    My favorite tradition is going to cut the tree down at a Christmas tree lot and decorating the house!