One of the get-togethers we look forward to all year long is
the Family Christmas Bash. We all get
together for a night filled with food, singing, gift-giving and the nativity
reenactment. We love being close to our
family and getting to make these memories together and look forward to many
more to come.
Each of our family tradition develops over time, becoming
more meaningful. One of the traditions
that we started last year is a family talent show for the “littles” to showcase
their talents and what they have been practicing. Nothing was more fun than watching Cody shake
his booty to “jingle Bell Rock” or watching Ty and Annabelle play Christmas
songs from memory. I love family
traditions and I love the ones that we continue year after year~
One of the best traditions that usually has the most impact
is the family nativity scene. One of the
older kids read and all the other grandkids participate as characters at that
blessed event. Some of them get into
more than others and the little girls always fight to be Mary. But in the end, each one of them reenact
their part with reverence and love for the birth of our Savior~
One of the traditions that we started last year was that the
grand kids do a Secret Santa for each other.
They draw names at Thanksgiving dinner and then secretly buy for the
person they draw. Then, we go youngest
to oldest and the Secret Santa reveals who they are and then presents the
gift. The kids love it and have a ball
with the gift exchange.
One of the longest lasting traditions from my Grampy to our
boys’ Grampy is the tradition of the “gunny sack”. The kids look forward to it the most. Grammy and Grampy spend all year long looking
for things that are just right for each adult and kiddo alike. They place in the “gunny sack” and carry it
in like Santa. Grampy chooses 3 little
elves to help and everyone loves to see what everyone got. It can be a little chaotic but it is the most
fun of the night!
