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I am most looking forward to spending time with family. I have a nephew who just celebrated his first birthday and I haven't seen him in a year. A year is way too long when they are that young; they change so fast!

I love the holiday season. I am most looking forward to being with family, snow, good food, hot chocolate, a fire in the fireplace, and watching my son's face enjoy all of the experiences of the holidays. Happy Holidays!

I am looking forward to decorating our house, baking cookies, and enjoying a long holiday season. I'm trying to give homemade gifts this year, so am starting on my long list of holiday projects (including my first December Daily album). Love the Vintage Christmas Journal!

This year I am most looking forward to having my whole family together. My son moved to Dallas in April and it will be so good to have him home -- he'll be here for 10 days! My second son graduated from college and is back home awaiting law school, so he'll be here as well. Nothing like family at Christmas (or any other time!)

Looking forward to enjoying the moment and receing Xmas cards from all over the world.
Zewa

I'm excited to see my 17 month old's reaction to seeing snow for the first time this year!

My fourth child is due December 14th and I am looking forward to having everyone together for the holiday, with my elementary school kids out of school and at home for weeks at a time getting to know their new brother or sister. Just good times together!

Sitting on Santa's lap with my boys, kissing under the mistletoe at a party, cuddling next to a warm fire, opening the Advent calendar each day (starting my own family's traditions), making homemade ravioli (a family tradition), listening to my Dad sing in the choir on Christmas Eve and taking tons of pictures with my boys in Santa hats. :)

I'm looking forward to the first christmas in our new home . . . new traditions (sleeping under the christmas tree the first night we put it up) . . . and old ones (christmas eve bowling) . . . decorating the house (finding a place for everything) . . . and the smell of wassail. mmmm!

The thing I am most looking forward to during the holidays will be spending time with my kids( now grown). My daughter will be home from Vancouver and my son and his girlfriend will be home as well . I love having everyone home together. We relax,bake, watch movies, laugh, catch up and eat all our favourite foods. I can hardly wait!

I'm looking forward to surprising my twins this year by decorating their rooms while they are at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Trying to be more creative this year - instead of buying lots of gifts we will turn their rooms into little winter wonderlands with a few gifts and the traditional new pair of jammies. Hoping to get them each a little blue spruce to decorate and then, in the spring, we will plant them in the yard. So looking forward to all of this!

This year I would love to have just a nice simple Holiday with my family! I will have all my shopping done before December so that I can just enjoy all of the holiday traditions that my family enjoys.
Thank you

I look forward to going to Mass with my children and grandchildren on Christmas Eve. Then we go to their home and have dinner and wait for a visit from Santa [ their other grandfather]. It is a wonderful way to prepare for the birth of our Lord.

My favorit thing about the holiday season is the baking and the wonderful spicy smells that fill our house and make it seem nice and cozy! I love the 'food traditions' we've established so far.

spending time with family and friends..drinking hot choclate with my daughter and wathing old chirstmas movies

It will be said over and over, but I am most looking forward to hosting our extended family for the holidays! Time spent with loved ones is THE BEST.

Christmas time in Texas is not traditional in that we don't really ever have snow or even really cold weather. So on the rare day in December that we get a nice cold snap me and my teenage boys love to start a fire in the fireplace, turn off all the lights in the house (except for those on the Christmas tree) and watch our favorite Christmas movie, A Christmas Story. We've done this for years... Thanks for the inspiration Ali.

I absolutely love seeing the holiday through my children's eyes. It makes every thing I do (decorating the house, making cookies, running here and there for presents) so worth it.

We started Advent art nights on Sunday evenings last year. I'm looking forward to that intentional Advent & art time together.

Ali, I am looking forward to the 1 - 4 Decemeber as I will be teaching classes around South Africa!! Then getting back celebrating my 30th birthday and my 6th wedding anniversary!!! Then off to the beach for a long hot summer vacation!!!!!