#1 We start our party in the morning and the first activity involves eating Aebelskivers. My Dad's ancestors came from Denmark and this is a bit of a tribute to his heritage. Aebelskivers are a little round cake similar to a donut and traditionally they have a little piece of apple or an almond in the center. When my mom makes them she puts apples in all of them except one and that one has an almond. The person who gets the almond gets to open the first gift.
#2 The second tradition revolves around this old bra box and started about 30 years ago when I was a child. One Christmas my Grandma wrapped a gift for one of her sons-in-law in this box without realizing what the box said. It proved to be a bit embarrassing and funny when they opened it and read the box. Now every year my mom wraps a gift for someone in the bra box. She usually picks an adult and often a man because it seems to be funnier that way. We all look forward to seeing who will get the bra box and what will be in it. Even though we know it will happen every year, we still all clap and cheer and laugh when someone gets it. This year my 14 year old son got the box and it contained a Hollister shirt. I think this may have been some kind of initiation into the adult world of our family.
Well, so far the best money I spent on a Christmas gift this year was the $5. I spent on my lttle 1 yr old nephew Caleb. I got him a little car that looks like the race car on the Disney Cars movie. When you shake the car it makes a noise like an engine starting and revving up. Then when you put it on the floor it drives forward. The car made a noise while he was opening it and his eyes got big. Then when he got the car open and saw what it did he squealed with delight and played with it over and over again, and appeared to be amazed every time it did its thing. I'm glad I have little nieces and nephews because my kids aren't that small any more and there is something fun about having little ones around on Christmas.
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