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@scrapchyck when my kids were little we bought/made a new ornament every year. When they got married, I gave them their box of ornaments to take with them for their own tree.
 
tiffany scraps said:
@scrapchyck when my kids were little we bought/made a new ornament every year. When they got married, I gave them their box of ornaments to take with them for their own tree.
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That was my plan, too. I was able to do that for my daughter, but don't see weddings in my sons' futures! So, one Christmas, I just gave my youngest his, when he was in a house with a tree.
 
My one tradition whether we're doing big festivities or small ones......is to watch all the holiday movies. Especially the ones from my childhood, like Rankin Bass Rudolph
 
I always scrap the decorating of the tree every year. We also bought my girls a new ornament every year as they were growing up. When they got married, we gave them their ornaments. Now, I'm buying all of the grandkids an ornament each, every year.
 
scrapchyck said:
GUEST COMMUNITY POLLY

TRADITION: I buy a new Christmas ornament for my kids and now son-in-law every year.

WHY: It's just something I decided I wanted to do when they were born, especially because Hallmark had such cute ones for 1st Christmas, 2nd Christmas, etc. Then, it became about their interests, to document those things they got into. It has gotten harder and harder to find "the perfect ornament" for everyone each year because we're not together all the time so I don't know what they're into. Last year, I don't think I even took a photo! I got them each one of those ornaments that has our three states on it. I don't remember if I got myself one. My daughter and youngest have their sets of ornaments. I still have my oldest's just because I don't think he puts up a tree. When I look at all the photos, I do get quite sentimental, so I'm glad I did it. I'm afraid if I stop now, they'll be sad.
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I love this tradition Becky and that you get sentimental looking at all the photos.
 
3BluEyedBabies said:
Tradition: Baking lots of cookies!

My kids have always helped me bake our family favorites: Spritz, chocolate chip, peanut butter blossom, chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips, oatmeal, gingerbread, peppermint candy cane, sour cream cut outs, and chocolate crinkle. I'm sure I'm forgetting some, and now I'n hungry for cookies! Some of these we use my Mom- Mom's recipe for and some I have found over the years. Now that kids are older, they kind of make it a competition on who makes the better cookies, LOL! I always take pictures of them baking and usually making a mess! I love when the house smells of baking cookies!
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That's a looooong list of cookies! I'm jealous! ;) I always forget to take pictures during the baking process so I'm glad you remember!
 
CathQuillScrap said:
I started taking a family photo on Christmas Day when my son was born (he was still in NICU then) and now we do this every year - so this year will be 24 years of family photos. It;s usually the first layout scrapped for Christmas each year too. Plus I have a little mini album with these photos in (still need to update the last 5 or so years in it - oops!)
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I love that you have a mini album with all these photos in it! What a treasure!
 
elseepe said:
As I think back over the years and my scrapping history, the one tradition I have always captured, is the decorated tree with the presents underneath. Some Christmas holidays have some sporadic pictures and not much documentation, but I think I have scrapped my tree each year (one year is was a tiny table top pre-fab one, but I captured it).
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The tree is a good one! I usually remember to take at least one tree photo each year.
 
StefanieS said:
I had to give this one a lot of thought. In recent years it is the ornaments I have bought during the year. I love getting them on travels and when I see something that reminds me of one of the family. I try and buy a pretty angel ornament each year in remembrance of our daughter that passed away on Christmas Eve 1994, but I don't always find one. I want to look through the photos now and make a layout about the angel ornaments.

Thanks for the inspiration.
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I am so sorry your daughter passed away on Christmas Eve. I love the angel ornaments to remember her and this beautiful page showcasing them. Sending you big hugs.
 
jagruti patel said:
I have many traditons I try to get photos of. Our advent calendars, Shelfie (our December friend that visits and causes mischief), baking and the tree of course!
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Good job remembering to take photos of all your traditions! Love the name Shelfie. ;)
 
tiffany scraps said:
The tradition:
The one tradition I always scrap is Trimming the Tree

The why: I love all the details you can capture from close ups of the lights, ornaments, hands, and the big picture of the finished tree.
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I've never thought of the hands decorating the tree! What a fun focus!
 
Kiana said:
My one tradition whether we're doing big festivities or small ones......is to watch all the holiday movies. Especially the ones from my childhood, like Rankin Bass Rudolph
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Yay for holiday movies! I had to look up Rankin Bass Rudolph and that's the one I remember too!
 
janedee said:
I always scrap the decorating of the tree every year. We also bought my girls a new ornament every year as they were growing up. When they got married, we gave them their ornaments. Now, I'm buying all of the grandkids an ornament each, every year.
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I need to look back and see if I've scrapped the tree every year. I know I've scrapped a few but I think I missed some years.
 
Brendazzle said:
Have you checked Etsy for some of the more niche teenage interests? My son wanted a Kirby ornament last year and I'm considering a Fallout one this year, both of which are easy to find (or make. I bought Kirby's face as a sticker and we made the ornament ourselves.)
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Funny you should mention Etsy, because yes, I have gone that route. My oldest played baritone in marching band, and I found a little wooden one on Etsy!
 
The tradition: shopping for a new Christmas ornament with my daughters every year.

The why: We started when they were, hmm probably 6 and 8, can't remember, but we would go to the one local garden centre that goes all out with Christmas decorating with my mum, wander all the store then go back and the girls would choose a new ornament each. The idea was this would be their set for when they set up their own home. We would always finish with a trip to the cafe there. Both the ornaments and cafe are over-priced really, but it makes it an extra special day.

My mum has since died but we've continued and both the girls still look forward to it. One lives at home and I'm not sure she will ever live independently. The other moved into her own home a couple of years ago. She didn't choose to take all of her own chosen ornaments (she decorates to the red/green/gold theme), so the pink girly ornaments from previous years were left with me. I never used to decorate to a colour scheme but in my new house I use pastel colours so she had some of our family ornaments and I kept her rejected ones! I have them on my own tree and we reminisce over them still.

The girls are now 26 and 24. I imagine it's a tradition we will carry forward if grandchildren come along.

Also thanks for the reminder, I need to 'book in' a date with eldest daughter so she allows time in her social calendar for us!

I haven't got many photos (shamefully).
 
Brendazzle said:
The tradition: watching Muppet Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve as a family

The why: For my son's first Christmas, we spent it at the Georgia Aquarium. It was my husband's consolation prize for his family not making the effort for baby's first Christmas like they did for his sister's baby the year before. It was COLD to us Floridians as we snuggled together in the hotel bed on Christmas Eve. The front desk sent up warm chocolate chip cookies with the extra blankets and we found Muppet Christmas Carol on TV. I decided then and there that Christmas was for us - me, my husband, and son - and I wanted to watch this movie together every year. Some years, we wrapped or assembled presents during the movie (once kiddo fell asleep) but we always end up watching it together. It's our time, just the three of us.
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I love Muppet Christmas Carol! We watch it every holiday season at some point, but this year I found tickets to a theater sing a long! I bought them that instant without consulting the family, they were just told this is happening lol
 
There are a few I usually document every year... the Christmas morning mess after presents have been opened and we are just hanging out enjoying the day together. Our town has a Christmas Village with lights and fun decorations downtown so we go every year and I always take lots of photos for that as well.
 
Lynnette said:
I love Muppet Christmas Carol! We watch it every holiday season at some point, but this year I found tickets to a theater sing a long! I bought them that instant without consulting the family, they were just told this is happening lol
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That sounds like so much fun!
 
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