tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269455128451762599.post7473726859288609658..comments2023-07-14T03:00:55.061-05:00Comments on All Because Two People Fell in Love: Trading Traditions Part 1: Christmas on Christmas EveRiverWed070707http://www.blogger.com/profile/17200261134758097198noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269455128451762599.post-74788812546184139742009-11-24T19:47:53.095-06:002009-11-24T19:47:53.095-06:00Growing up, we always went to my grandma's hou...Growing up, we always went to my grandma's house on Christmas Eve and ate dinner, opened gifts, and went to midnight mass. I loved having that time with my grandparents,aunts, uncles, and cousins. We still hold that tradition, even though our family has pretty much doubled. They thought about changing it this year, but my cousins and I threw such a fit that they decided to keep it as is. :)<br />My sisters and I would always open our gifts Christmas morning and have a big breakfast with our parents.<br />Now that we have our own little family, but still have about 9 extended-family Christmases to go to, we've decided that Christmas morning is just for me, Ian, and Oliver (and another babe next Christmas!). I feel it's really important to start our own family tradition and spend some special time by ourselves.just a mama...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08144999226056288919noreply@blogger.com