Traditions

We are not able to make the trip up to see my family in Philly this year. Evan got really sick last year and took a while to get better. The cold weather was just too much for our Florida baby, so Dan and I decided to stay home this year. I love my traditions up in Philly and will miss my family a ton, but I am determined to make this year a great Christmas for my family.

Here are some of our traditons, some new and old...

Enchanted Tree Lighting Ceremony
Every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving we go to Hyde Park for their Enchanted Tree Lighting Ceremony to kick off the holiday season. We meet our friends there and drink hot chocolate and wait excitedly for Jolly Old St. Nicholas to come an light up the 30-foot Christmas Tree. Yay! It is officially Christmas time!

Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree
We got our tree at Home Depot over the weekend. We spent a cozy night at home decorating our tree. Every year since Dan and I started dating we decorate our tree with Chirstmas music playing in the background and with a mug of hot chocolate! Evan is so fasinated with the tree!

Christmas Pajamas
I bought Evan's Christmas pajamas! I can't wait to see my little boy go to bed on Christmas Eve wearing his new pair of Christmas plaid coat pajamas.

Santa's Post Office
At every Macy's across the county there is a mailbox to collect letters to Santa Clause. We brought Evan's stamped letter to Macy's addressed to Santa at the North Pole, and drop it into Santa's special mailbox. For each letter recieved there will be a $1 donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, up to $1,000,000. I am excited to make this one of our new family traditions!

More to come...