Christmas Traditions

               Our Christmas begins Christmas Eve about 8:00 PM. It is one of the best days of the whole year for our family. My mom makes prime rib and we all sit down at the kitchen table and eat as one big happy family no matter what may be going on. After we eat then we open presents and the look on the kids faces when they get their new things is priceless. That look of surprise is awesome and it reminds me so much of my child hood. Both of my parents grew up poor so they never got much for Christmas. As adults its the holiday that they wanted their children to remember the most so they made sure it was the best day of the year for us growing up. I now try to carry on that tradition, and its not neccisarily all about the gifts but it is all about the love. The connection of family of us all sitting together laughing and loving one another. Christmas will always be my most favorite time of year. The time of year when giving is the reason for the season.