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Hi! I'm Anna and I blog over at The Things I'm Learning. I'm a recent newlywed to my sweet husband, Kevin, and Anna Belle to our two adorable boys! I'm looking forward to our first married Christmas!
When Brandi asked me to write about the holidays, I thought I'd share with you three holiday traditions.
1. Christmas Cookies
Every year at Christmas, for as long as I can remember, my mom and I baked cookies. We did it right, too. We made homemade sugar cookies cut out in various Christmas shapes like snowmen, stars, and Christmas trees and we sprinkled sugar and sprinkles all over them. This is a tradition I want to carry on for our boys and one we did last year. This year, instead of making homemade dough, I'm taking the easy route with Betty Crocker's Sugar Cookie Mix. I've used this before and it tastes as good as homemade, so why not simplify! If you're feeling more ambitious than me, the link below takes you to a great sugar cookie recipe from Southern Living.
(Source: Southern Living. Recipe here.)
2. Christmas Stories
Another tradition my husband and I both grew up with is reading "The Christmas Story" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" on Christmas Eve. Growing up, we usually had a Christmas Eve service at our church and my parents would have friends over to eat dinner or dessert after it. Once everyone left, it was time to read about Jesus' birth and St. Nick! We celebrate Christmas with my husband's family on Christmas Eve, and much like when I was growing up, we go to the Christmas Eve service at our church before our Christmas celebration. After dinner, we all go upstairs while we wait for Santa to come fill our stockings. During the wait, Kevin's parents read each of these stories. It's a fun tradition!
3. Christmas Ornaments
I love getting out our Christmas ornaments each year. And I love remembering where I got them. Each year, we give the boys and each other special ornaments of things that have happened during the year. I also love the sweet ornaments that the boys make at school. Kaden made snowmen out of his hand print this year and K.C. made a wreath with his name in it. Some of our special ornaments are below.
I can't wait for the boys to open one of their ornaments for this year. We got them each an "I love you to the moon and back" ornament. It's something we say to them each day. I bought ours in a local store, but found it online here.
(Source: Shop Glitzy Glam)
I hope you and your families have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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