Every family has different traditions around the holidays. Here are some of my favorite family traditions!

1. Decorating My Grandparent's Tree

Every year my family goes over to our grandparents' house to decorate their Christmas tree. No matter how many ornaments Gammy wants on her tree, we know that she loves it when her grandchildren decorate her tree for her.

2. Christmas at My Grandparents

Every year my family and my aunt and her family get together at my grandparents' for family Christmas. I love the time we get to spend together. It doesn't occur often that everyone is all in one place!

3. Coordinating Christmas Pajamas

For my family, we each get to open one present on Christmas Eve. When I was little I thought it was so cool. Now that I've gotten older it's the same every year. Family pajamas...Don't get me wrong, I love new pajamas!! Since I have little siblings I have to act like I have no idea what we are getting (even though most of the time I help pick them out).

4. Reading the Christmas Story as a Family Before Going to Bed

Christmas Eve, we all sit in one area and my dad reads the Christmas story. The book we read is my mom's from when she was a kid. It's nice to turn all the electronics off and just sit as a family and read a book.

5. Waking up and Reading the Story of Jesus's Birth as a Family

When we wake up on Christmas morning, we all go into the kids' room and we read the story from the Bible of Jesus's birth. It is a great way to wake up and remember what the reason for the season is. It's not about the gifts but about Jesus.

6. Opening Presents and spending time with Family On Christmas

After we read the story we all go into the living room and all the presents are in stacks according to the person. We all sit in there and open presents and give presents to people in our family. When we are done opening presents we just enjoy each others company and spend the day together as a family!