12 Days of Christmas-Day 1

Day 1 Christmas/Holiday Traditions

I am going to actually try to stick with this one in hopes to make my blog more interesting:)

Kane and I have always tried to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with each family. When we moved to Las Vegas, we would spend Christmas with friends. There was a few years that we came back for the holidays and of course we would make time for both families.

Now that we live here in Texas, we spend both holidays with both families. The way Kane and I do it is, we trade off each year. For example, the first year we will spend Thanksgiving Day with his family and that Friday. We will spend that Friday evening and Saturday day with my family. Most of the time it works out that way.

For Christmas, we will spend Christmas Eve with Kane's family and then Christmas with my family. We try to spend either a few days leading up to Christmas or a few days after with each family. Most of the time it will work out this way. Then the next year we will flip flop.

Now, that we have Lily, it is more important to me that we spend quality time with her. She is still young, so we do still try to see our family, but eventually there will be a time that we have Christmas at our house with our family.

Here is Lily on her first Christmas Eve

Lily on Christmas Morning (Dec 08)

When I was a kid, I do remember my mom baking all kinds of goodies the night before. I want to start that same tradition with Lily.

Here is Lily making cookies last year at my parents house.

I don't have many Christmas/Holiday traditions. I am looking forwarded to starting many with Lily and Kane.

Now you go link up and do the 12 days of Christmas Challenge:)