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Thankful Around the Dining Room Table

November 17, 2016 by Painter Mommy Leave a Comment

always_thankfulThanksgiving is a special holiday and always has been in our family.  Growing up, I can remember going to my aunts house to eat a big meal.  There was a lot of talking, laughing, and family fun.  And it was always around a big table with metal folding chairs stuck in between the beautiful dining room chairs. 

There were over 20 of us with all the aunts, uncles, and cousins.  The food was set out on the table in serving trays of all different shapes and sizes.  We passed it around… yummy turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, yams, and sweet rolls.  The memories and smells are engraved in my mind.

And now, I have my own family.  We have since moved states away so I had to start my own holiday traditions.  One tradition that we do when we get together on holidays is focusing on what we are grateful for.  We not only do this on Thanksgiving, but other holidays as well. 

My favorite thing to do is after all the food has been consumed and the table has been cleared, we pop open the sparkling cider and go around the table and each person will say what they are grateful for and we toast after each declaration.  More often than not, someone winds up crying… more often with joy than with sadness. 

I just recently thought about doing this on birthdays as well.  What a great time to talk about what we love about that person on their special day. 

Do you have any fun family holiday traditions?  We would love to hear about it! 

 

What are your 5 Favorite Family Holiday Activities?

November 24, 2009 by Painter Mommy 1 Comment

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Here is my list of Fun Holiday Activities that I enjoy doing with my kids:

1.  Thanksgiving Day – This really depends on whether or not we go anywhere.  Sometimes we travel to spend the day with family in NJ.  But for the past few years, we have been sticking close to home due to me being pregnant.  When we stay home, I do the cooking – turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, corn, and usually a store bought pie (I am not much of a baker).  And since my husband is home for the holiday we spend the rest of the day getting all the Christmas stuff out and together as a family we start decorating.

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2.  Christmas Music – We hardly listen to music in our home for some reason (probably because of all the chaos with the kids, etc)  but after Thanksgiving we always have the radio station playing that has 24 hour Christmas music.  My husband LOVES Christmas music and it makes me happy to see him humming and singing along.

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3.  Christmas Movies – We have a nice collection of Christmas movies and we spend the month before Christmas watching them over and over.  We have lots of different Christmas shows for the kids like Barney Christmas,  Bob the Builder Christmas, Mickey Christmas.  It is special because this is the only time we watch them and then they get put away again once Christmas is over.

4.  Christmas Eve – My parents started a tradition for my brother and I when we were kids that we could open one present the night before Christmas.  Now we do the same with our kids.  So, after we get home from our church’s special Christmas Eve Service, we allow them all to open one small gift.

5.  Christmas Day – I like to keep things very organized and in order as far as gift opening goes.  I don’t allow my children to go and open their gifts right when they wake up.  We actually have breakfast first and then read the Christmas story together.  And since we don’t keep the gifts under the tree, we then take all the gifts out of the closets and put them under the tree.  Each child has their own pile of gifts.  We then pass them out one at a time so we can all watch each other opening a gift.

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So, there ya have it!  Those are some of my familiy’s holiday traditions.  Be sure to stop by Here at Twitter Moms and enter YOUR 5 Favorite Holiday Activities for your chance to win some great prizes!

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