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.
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.
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.
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
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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.
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!
My last Christmas with my Papa…I have photos but I miss him a great deal all these years later! (Suzi)
The year my younger brother was born on Christmas morning is a great memory for our family!
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
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
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.
Setting up the tree and baking cookies
I love going skating with my boys every year
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.
My faovurite tradition is to be up the Christmas tree on the first Sat. in December
My favourite holiday tradition is riding the Christmas train with the kids every year!
Baking with my grandma is amoung one of my favorite holiday memories!
My favourite tradition is baking holiday treats with my kids.
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-
My favourite holiday tradition is decorating gingerbread houses with my husband.
My favourite Christmas memory is baking cookies with my grandma <3
I remember all my aunts and uncles coming over on Christmas Eve for a get together and carols.
My favorite Christmas memory is fun we had as a family over the years.
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
decorating the tree on christmas eve – a tradition carried forward with my own little ones
my favorite Christmas Memory is going to Christmas Eve Mass with my grandfather, singing silent night in candlelight
decorating Christmas tree
I just took my children to the Bright Nights at Stanley Park Christmas Train today – that is one of my fav traditions 🙂
My favorite tradition is getting new pjs Christmas eve and watching Christmas movies together.
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.
Decorating the tree is my favorite. It’s so fun to recall where each ornament came from.
Jonnie
Driving to Florida with my parents for christmas when we were kids
I remember singing carols with my siblings and being silly in general.
Decorating the tree with my grandparents was very special. Oh, and our tree was special too, it was always a pine 🙂
We like looking at family pictures Christmas eve.
decorating the tree together rafflecopter charityk
My siblings and I always do grilled cheese sandwiches first thing Christmas morning
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
We open one gift on Christmas Eve
making christmas dinner
My favourite holiday tradition is setting up the Christmas tree with my mother and brother.
My favourite memory is making marzipan by hand with my grandmother!
My family tradition is we give the whole family new pajamas to wear on Christmas eve
My favorite holiday memory is spending christmas at my grandparents with the extended family.
my daughter’s first christmas!
My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the house and tree to make a festive and cozy atmosphere for Christmas.
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
Baking cookies with my two boys on Christmas Eve for Santa Claus. It’s a tradition I look forward to. 🙂
My favorite tradition is going to cut the tree down at a Christmas tree lot and decorating the house!
Christmas baking with my Grandmother
My fav. memories are when we decorate the tree & cookies as a family! 🙂
Our tradition is decorating our tree all together with all gold decorations and then going out for a drive to see all the Christmas lights.
Our favorite tradition is our advent calendar. The kids look forward to it everyday!
I love spending Boxing Day with my extended family on my moms side.
I would get new pj’\s every Christmas eve so we could impress Santa
Decorating the Tree on Christmas Eve
Opening one present on Christmas Eve, singing Christmas carols and drinking hot chocolate.