Some More Traditions (i forgot)
Old:
**Finding the Pickle at Grandma's**
there is a tradition in Germany I think it is and there is a pickle hid in the tree and the person to find it gets a present. Our present is a trip to the movies with the grandparents.
New:
**Ugly Sweater Gift**
there is this ugly ugly sweater that my sister found and we thought we would wrap it up and give it to my cousin as a gift. the rule was he had to wear it all day. next year another ugly sweater will be bought and someone new will be the victim. i'll post pictures of that later.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Day 25 of Christmas Memories
This was our first Christmas together. So cute. So young. So happy. I'm just kidding we are still cute, young, and happy. 
I have to admit I have ran out of memories but I thought I would list some Christmas Eve and Day traditions here at the Minter house and also new traditions that have came about this year actually just a few minutes ago.
Old Traditions:
**Gift Exchange on Christmas Eve**
(thanks to the Sedillos for the idea)
**Aunt Laurie spends the night**
**Track Santa**
there is a website you can go to and check to see where he has been
**Open gifts from youngest to oldest and then from oldest to youngest**
that way we can see what everyone got and it lasts a little longer
New Traditions:
**Pulling Christmas pranks on Kalah**
tonight Tarin came up with this idea to pull a prank on Kalah while she was sleeping but wasn't quite sure of what to do. with not much thought we decided to get out some old jingle bells and have Tarin run into her room telling her that Santa is on the roof as I was in the hall jingling the bells. Kalah said she knows she could hear them too and that was about as much as we got out of her this year. we plan to come up with a master plan through out this next year that will be perfect on Christmas Eve night
**Checking our License Plate List**
Tarin and I are starting a challenge tomorrow that we will have a little notepad in my car and her purse because she cant drive but this is how you play. Through out the year while you are driving in the "your" car or Tarin has to be riding in someone else's car besides mine you will write down out of state license plates. You want to get the most written down out of the 50 only writing each state down once. The one with the most written down buys the other 2 movie tickets. We are not for sure on the prize but that is whats in mind.
Day 24 of Christmas Memories
This was our first Christmas together. So cute. So young. So happy. I'm just kidding we are still cute, young, and happy.Day 23 of Christmas Memories
This was my first quilt I ever made. My Aunt Laurie had just got a new bedroom set and I wanted to make her a blanket for Christmas to go with it. It was very small as you can see but is used for decorations to this day in her bedroom.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Day 22 of Christmas Memories
My mom does her yearly baking at Christmas time. Tons and tons of goodies. The family project is the sugar cookies. We cut them out and frost them. It's really messy but a good time. 
If you were at the craft show you would have saw this gate. I originally made it for my mom about 5 years ago. It take a couple days to make but it was worth it. It prevents the little rugrats from unwrapping the presents or breaking any ornaments.
Day 20 of Christmas Memories
Before we lived at this house we are in now we rented a house. This was our first and only Christmas there. It was quite the piece of a house but it had a real fire place and to have that burning on Christmas morning was pretty cool.
My mom does her yearly baking at Christmas time. Tons and tons of goodies. The family project is the sugar cookies. We cut them out and frost them. It's really messy but a good time. Day 21 of Christmas Memories
If you were at the craft show you would have saw this gate. I originally made it for my mom about 5 years ago. It take a couple days to make but it was worth it. It prevents the little rugrats from unwrapping the presents or breaking any ornaments.Day 20 of Christmas Memories
Before we lived at this house we are in now we rented a house. This was our first and only Christmas there. It was quite the piece of a house but it had a real fire place and to have that burning on Christmas morning was pretty cool.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Day 19 of Christmas Memories
Ever since I was in elementary school, I performed at a Christmas concert. It was always exciting because most of the time it was the first performance of the year and they were always fun songs. High school was more of a memory to me than the others because there was some weeks where we would have 4 performances in a week during the holidays. We would sing at company Christmas parties, assisted living homes, elementary school, the airports tree lighting ceremony, and many more. It was always a fun time. Your choir friends during that time are more like family because everything you do is with them. It was a lot of fun. I miss singing so bad!! I couldn't find my elementary school pictures but this is middle school and my friend might kill me if she sees this. I will vouch for her and tell you she looks nothing like this anymore.
Ever since I was in elementary school, I performed at a Christmas concert. It was always exciting because most of the time it was the first performance of the year and they were always fun songs. High school was more of a memory to me than the others because there was some weeks where we would have 4 performances in a week during the holidays. We would sing at company Christmas parties, assisted living homes, elementary school, the airports tree lighting ceremony, and many more. It was always a fun time. Your choir friends during that time are more like family because everything you do is with them. It was a lot of fun. I miss singing so bad!! I couldn't find my elementary school pictures but this is middle school and my friend might kill me if she sees this. I will vouch for her and tell you she looks nothing like this anymore.
This was high school. After the tree lighting ceremony at the airport every year we would go to Olive Garden for lunch. Another thing I loved about choir is I missed a lot of school in the month of December but it was all excused.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
SNOW? IN VEGAS?
Unfortunately I was at work while all the snow was falling. I saw a good amount a work but of course I had no camera so this was one of my favorite pictures my mom took. I love how you can see the actual snowflakes. It is still so crazy to me that, that much snow actually fell in one day, in Vegas. Also the schools closing...who would have thought?? a snow day in Vegas?? I had to go to work today still but I enjoyed every minute of the snow though.Update of Christmas Memories
Day 18 of Christmas Memories
This was the first tree that Josh ever bought me. It was a perfect little size. We went to target that night and bought ornaments and ribbon. And 2 stockings!!
Day 17 of Christmas Memories
This was a Christmas picture that my mom and aunt had put together for my grandparents for Christmas. We happen to get these porcelain dolls that had dresses to match ours so we wanted them in the picture too of course. Check out my cousin Skeeter's tie (he is on the right)...it's Barney. How fast time flies??
This was a Christmas picture that my mom and aunt had put together for my grandparents for Christmas. We happen to get these porcelain dolls that had dresses to match ours so we wanted them in the picture too of course. Check out my cousin Skeeter's tie (he is on the right)...it's Barney. How fast time flies?? Day 16 of Christmas Memories
This was our family's first Christmas card. This is the only one that was saved. Out of all the times I have seen this picture, tonight was the first night I realized it had a note on the back. It reads: 3 months old Awburn, Mommy and Daddy love you very very much. Love, Daddy. 12.21.87. I just love reading notes like that. It totally made my day.Day 15 of Christmas Memories
When I was younger all of us girls got matching PJ's for Christmas morning. We would open them up the night before. Since we have gotten older we don't do it any more. I think we should though. Even just matching PJ pants would be fun.
When I was younger all of us girls got matching PJ's for Christmas morning. We would open them up the night before. Since we have gotten older we don't do it any more. I think we should though. Even just matching PJ pants would be fun.
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