When I was a kid, one of our Christmas traditions was to put a train around the base of our tree. We also had a birthday party for Jesus every Christmas Eve. When Christmas morning would arrive, we would have to wait upstairs until everyone was dressed, beds made, hair combed, etc. before we could go down. We all went downstairs as a family and opened stockings before breakfast. For breakfast, we would have a bread/cheese/egg/bacon casserole my mom calls "12 for Breakfast." After breakfast, we would open gifts. Besides the trains which haven't been up for years, this is pretty much what I expect this year as we visit my parents.
Mr. Bean's family grew up doing the Advent candles and singing carols every evening of the Christmas season. When we go visit that side of the family, we enjoy this tradition and sing heartily my favorite carol, The Boars Head Carol, which is especially brilliant when sung in the shower at full volume.
This year is String Bean's second Christmas. We haven't yet started any family traditions of our own. One I am considering is the Jesse Tree.
I'm curious what traditions you remember fondly each year or from childhood. Help me explore what's out there as we start our own family traditions in the coming years.
4 comments:
I highly recommend the Jesse Tree! Zach's family did it and we are doing it with our kids!
That sounds like a meaningful tradition to begin! We are looking forward to String Bean being a part of our traditions this year!
I had fully intended on implementing the Jesse Tree into our Christmas this year. However, I forgot all about it until I came across the stuff the other day. Being the perfectionist that I am, I was frustrated and felt that it was too late to start it now. I wanted to have it done and ready to go for December 1st.
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