Christmas Traditions

I love Christmas traditions. We definitely have quite a few, and we really do try to do all of them every year.

1. Boys get pajamas for Christmas
2. We open one gift on Christmas Eve
3. We have oatmeal and ice cream for breakfast on Christmas day
4. We watch "It's a Wonderful Life"
5. We go shopping a few days before Christmas
6. We make M&M cookies
7. We sing Christmas carols on Christmas day
8. We go to a church Christmas program
9. We stay in pajamas all day long on Christmas day
10. We go away in December
11. We read the Christmas story from Luke 2 on Christmas day
12. I write in our Christmas journal
13. We draw names for Christmas
14. We listen to Christmas music
15. I take photos of the boys in sweaters by the tree
16. We send out Christmas cards and make a newsletter
17. We put up the tree the day after Thanksgiving
18. Jar puts the nativity together
19. We do an advent calendar
20. We drive to see Christmas lights on Christmas Eve
21. We make a gingerbread house
22. We watch Christmas movies