Robby's mom has a sign like this hanging in her house and it always makes me giggle so when I saw it on Pinterest I knew I had to pin it! It is pretty hilarious but it got me thinking... While I would love to go back to stage 1, I am on stage two and sadly, all I want for Christmas is to be on stage 3. I know I am not the only one, but what I want more than anything is for the holidays to be special again. To see the excitement in our kids eyes on Christmas morning. To be able to go as a family and pick out the tree. I mean, don't get me wrong, as you all know I am a total Christmas freak so we get a tree now but the thought that it wouldn't matter if we didn't kind of depresses me. This is my favorite time of year and I am just so excited to be able to mix our family traditions and even start some of our own for our future minis.
Robby's parents on both sides take Christmas very seriously and always make it a point to make this time of year so special. Every year, on Christmas morning we travel down the street to Robby's mom and stepdad's house where we eat homemade taquitoes. Then, before we open any gifts, Richard reads the Christmas Story from the Bible and then the present opening begins. One present for each kid holds a set of instructions called a "hint" which starts an individual scavenger hunt that leads to several more Christmas themed instructions on where to go next until you finally find the special hidden present.
Then on Robby's dad's side we have a family bingo game that always gets a little wild. Whoever wins gets to go and pick out a present and it may be yours or it may be designated for someone else. It is really cute! What stage are you on and are you happy with it?
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