We were tagged!

One is Not So Lonely tagged us and we must share six quirky holiday things about us.

1. Stephen refuses to allow Laura or the girls to open ANY presents before Christmas morning. I was never allowed too and I want to carry that same tradition on with my family.
2. Stephen is addicted to the holiday classics "The Christmas Story" and "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. Laura cannot stand either of these movies and this becomes a Christmas problem every year! How can you not love these movies?
3. Every year my parents have thrown a Christmas Eve party for all of their close friends since most of them were transplants. Mom decided last year to continue on this tradition and we still look forward to having this special time with friends and family. It is crazy how when this tradition started we were all kids and now we bring our own kids.
4. Laura was desperate to have a place to have our stockings hung this year. So thankfully Pie came over and built us a mantle. Now the stockings are hung by the chimney with care. The crazy thing is after he put up the mantle, we discovered the bricks that make the mantle are at an angle.
5. Every year we celebrate Christmas with Laura's family just a few days before Christmas. This is tough for me to digest because of quirk #1, but I have caved and joined in the festivities. The funny thing is that Pie refers to this celebration as The Winter Solstice. Don't ask any questions and don't try to understand it. Resistance is futile!
6. 2008 will be the first year we celebrate Christmas at our new house. Last year we were temporarily living with at my parents house and woke up Christmas morning there. I know Delainey and Jac are excited to have Santa come down our chimney!