tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post7597108049511996325..comments2023-04-02T03:22:46.024-04:00Comments on Life with the Ootens: Just arond the corner...andreaootenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12923653237928846971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-4856126157777767822010-10-07T22:25:45.486-04:002010-10-07T22:25:45.486-04:00Every Christmas Eve, we loaded up in the car to se...Every Christmas Eve, we loaded up in the car to see Christmas lights in the neighborhood. Every year, before pulling out, my Dad would run inside to grab a quick cup of coffee (somehow he always forgot to get it before we left:). In reality, he was quickly stashing all the Christmas presents under the tree so that when we returned, we would have a magical, Christmas surprise. In all the years that we loaded up together, never once did me and my sisters catch on to what was really going on. Now that I'm grown, with 2 kids of my own, Mom and Dad come over and load up in our van and drive around our neighborhood to look at lights, on Christmas Eve! It is a tradition I hope we always share together!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322825129481063998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-38020821124806334032010-10-07T17:32:44.782-04:002010-10-07T17:32:44.782-04:00Every year we get the kids a Hallmark Keepsake orn...Every year we get the kids a Hallmark Keepsake ornament. When they were little, we picked something we thought represented them at that time - like their favorite Pixar character or a Crayola bear the year Xander discovered painting. Now that they're older, they get to pick their own ornament. All of them go in their ornament boxes (rubbermaid totes) that they can take with them someday. That part came from Josh's mom, who saved all the kids homemade ornaments in boxes for each of her kids - we got Josh's after we got married!cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935923737206746307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-23537600619582106232010-10-07T16:09:38.128-04:002010-10-07T16:09:38.128-04:00I don't know how unique this is, but every Chr...I don't know how unique this is, but every Christmas Eve we cuddled into bed and my Dad read the Night Before Christmas to all the kids. Last year, my son was 8 months old and I bought a book just for my husband to do the same with him. Last week I found the exact book my Dad used at my mom's house. I'm excited that this year we'll be able to continue the tradition with a 27 year old book.LBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105742841154324442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-67362342703344925482010-10-07T14:42:01.532-04:002010-10-07T14:42:01.532-04:00No matter how old we were (and sometimes we were o...No matter how old we were (and sometimes we were old :)) we had to sit at the top of the steps in the morning so our parents could check to see if Santa had come. I love that and we now do it with Jackson (and Carson)QB @ Tales from Domestic Obscurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04913097549036694728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-24666815937164069732010-10-06T11:56:57.964-04:002010-10-06T11:56:57.964-04:00Thanks, Joe! It's looking good for you right n...Thanks, Joe! It's looking good for you right now! We have two entries at this point! :)andreaootenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923653237928846971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352180669090390392.post-30151694999955235412010-10-06T11:28:20.328-04:002010-10-06T11:28:20.328-04:00This sounds like a fascinating project - the link ...This sounds like a fascinating project - the link to your blog was passed to me by a friend on Facebook and I enjoyed reading through some of your thoughts. Here's hoping I can get my 2-year-old son a letter from Santa this year!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08685411666957400894noreply@blogger.com