The holidays in another country can be very strange. We have a mix of our old traditions and we make some new ones. The next several blog entries are about how we celebrated this year. This is our second year in China so we didn't have to buy as many new decorations this year.
We have had this guy for several years. The kids like to keep up with how many days are left...
We have a tradition of taking a picture of the kids in matching Pj's in front of the tree.
This one of Jon's favorite decorations. I remember having one when I was a kid too. You light the candles and the angles move and make the bells ring. We need to find replacement candles for next year.
This was a new tree this year. The kids wanted a white tree. We found it for only about 20 yuan! A great deal! This stayed in the school room most of the time.
I found this guy last year. I have one similar to this at home, but did not bring it. I love snowmen!
I use these boxes to pack some ornament away after the holidays.
Every year my dad and Karen (a.k.a. Poppa and Granny) give us a family ornament. This is the one for this year. They also give the kids Hallmark ornaments and we let them choose an new ornament. I brought all the kid's yearly ornaments when we came on the survey trip before we moved here.
I found this little guy at Toys R Us this year. It is small and wooden. The kids really like it. It will be a tradition from now on.
Last year we bought the biggest tree we could find. Almost all of the trees in China are pretty Charlie Brown, even the tall ones, but if you put enough garland, lights, and ornaments it does look pretty good. It is still magical, even if it is a little different.
We have a tradition of taking a picture of the kids in matching Pj's in front of the tree.
This one of Jon's favorite decorations. I remember having one when I was a kid too. You light the candles and the angles move and make the bells ring. We need to find replacement candles for next year.
This was a new tree this year. The kids wanted a white tree. We found it for only about 20 yuan! A great deal! This stayed in the school room most of the time.
I found this guy last year. I have one similar to this at home, but did not bring it. I love snowmen!
I use these boxes to pack some ornament away after the holidays.
Every year my dad and Karen (a.k.a. Poppa and Granny) give us a family ornament. This is the one for this year. They also give the kids Hallmark ornaments and we let them choose an new ornament. I brought all the kid's yearly ornaments when we came on the survey trip before we moved here.
I found this little guy at Toys R Us this year. It is small and wooden. The kids really like it. It will be a tradition from now on.
Every year we make cookies and some of the cookies we make and decorate are the ones we leave for Santa. The kids love to do this.
Last year we bought the biggest tree we could find. Almost all of the trees in China are pretty Charlie Brown, even the tall ones, but if you put enough garland, lights, and ornaments it does look pretty good. It is still magical, even if it is a little different.
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