Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!
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Dancing with my Dad on Christmas before he passed away in 2018
Waking up on Christmas morning and seeing the beautiful tree that Santa decorated and the gifts surrounding it. It was truly magical!
Making homemade cinnamon rolls with my mom on Christmas day
Waking up on Christmas morning to see that Santa had been and being so excited.
Decorating the Christmas tree with my dad!
My son’s first Christmas was truly magical. We waited for him so long.😊❤️ Thanks for the chance!❤️
Baking cookies with mom ..
Getting our dog, Gizmo
Baking cookies and making candy to give to family, friends and neighbors.
My favorite memory is going to my grandparents house on Christmas Day. Hanging out with my cousins, playing in the snow and eating lots of delicious food!
Going to my grandparents house and doing holiday crafts with my grandma, siblings and cousins.
My favorite holiday memory was getting a Huffy bike!
decorating
My favorite Christmas memory is waking up super early with my sister and waking up my mom so we can rip open our gifts and watch classic Christmas shows. Also it was the year we got new bedding sets and my mom forgot to wrap my sheets from Santa 🎅 and we laughed about it
baking gingerbread men & decorating them
Waking up on Christmas morning and waking up all my older siblings, hurrying them up to go see what Santa brought 🙂
Celebrating the 1st Christmas with my special needs son because he was supposed be born on Dec 25 came on the Dec. 11 and we were told after he spent a week in the hospital we got to take him home but was told he probably won’t live long. Now today he is 33 🙂
I had a terrible childhood with no memories that were ever good. The best holiday memory was my first Christmas at my boyfriend’s house. We later married. I knew then that family’s really did all the things I read about.
Christmas Eve parties with my entire family at my (grandpa’s) house when I was a kid.
Favorite holiday memory is when my dad did a huge train display under our Christmas tree as a kid. Played with it for hours with my friends
Getting dressed in our jammies and having an overnight movie marathon
When I was 8 years old my sister and I woke up with presents as high as our bunk bed, in the center was a DISCO stereo all lit up and flashing.
So many favorite memories.
Making Christmas treats with my dad, decorating with my mom, participating in Christmas programs, opening gifts on Christmas Eve and then playing the new board game Santa brought us each year.
When my mom, my siblings and I all went together and got a trip for the nieces and nephews to Disney World. They were so excited
Visiting my grandparent’s house and exchanging gifts, then having a big dinner afterwards; I miss those days
The last Christmas I spent with my father.
Cutting down the family Christmas tree with the girls when they were little.
Christmas Eve dinners
Thanks for the chance!
The evenings leading up to Christmas Dad and Mom would put out the candies and Christmas oranges along with pop and we would have a great time
The year my husband got me my furbaby chihuahua Princess Gigi it was the best Christmas ever!
My daughter’s first Xmas where she could actually enjoy it and open presents around 3.
Probably the first Christmas when I became a Mom.
My father always took me and my sister in the woods to pick our tree. We always had cold, snowy winters, you can imagine how white and beautiful it was. I loved those days!
Spending time with my Nanny.
Cooking and wrapping presents with my mom on Christmas Eve.
Spending Christmas with my grandparents before my grandmother passed away in October of this year
I loved the excitement of Christmas morning to see what Santa left for us!
My younger brother is 11 years younger than me, his second Christmas was magical because he was so excited and joyful. It was so fun to watch his excitement. It brought the magical feeling back.