Christmas Favorites

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One night we filled in a paper called CHRISTMAS THINGS.    Fun to read everyone’s responses.

Dad:

  • Favorite Christmas food: Squamish Bars, Christmas Breakfast
  • Favorite Christmas song: ‘The Christmas Song’  - Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Purchasing gifts that I know people will like
  • Favorite Christmas movie: Elf
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Waiting to go down
  • Present you are excited to give: Katie (Trip to Chicago)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Fireplace, hot chocolate, puzzle, watch a Christmas movie
  • Favorite Christmas smell: Fresh Christmas tree smell
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Presents for my wife
  • Favorite Christmas traditions: Christmas tree cutting, Christmas breakfast, Puzzles, Wrapping presents while watching ‘The Holiday’, celebrating Christmas Adam.
  • Favorite Christmas memory:  Childhood memory – Being with all of my family and cousins at G&G Polsons house, checking out the wrapped presents under the tree and getting ourselves out of control excited for Christmas Day.  Recent memory: watching the kids discover their new luggage and accompanying trip to Europe in 2016.
  • Currently reading: Mostly Podcasts ‘Oath Bringer’, ‘Terrible, Thanks for asking’, ‘Revisionist History’
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: Santas from all around the World
  • What brings you joy this month: Doing puzzles with the family while watching Christmas movies
  • How has your life changed since last year: new focus on health and minimalism
  • What really matters: relationships with family

Mom

  • Favorite Christmas food: Chocolate covered Jo Jo’s from Trader Joe’s
  • Favorite Christmas song: Tennessee Christmas, all of Michael Buble Songs
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Walking through Denver’s lit up streets, shopping at the Shops at Briargate, going to movies at the Theater with my family
  • Favorite Christmas movie: The Holiday
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: The time between Santa Gifts and sitting down to open presents.  Love breakfast and the excitement of stockings and the anticipation of getting and giving great presents.
  • Present you are excited to give: Dad (new Santa), Emily (bulletin board stuff and turquoise ukelele) Megan (Stranger Things t-shirt and gold Adidas) Matt (3DS case and Hot Wheels toys) Luke (BB9e Droid) Katie (trip to Chicago) Ryan (Sambas and BYU shirt)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Fire blazing, bundled in my grey blanket with a mug full of hot chocolate watching a BBC show with Chris – like Victoria or Poldark
  • Favorite Christmas smells: Evergreen Candle, Cinnamon Candle, Hot Apple Cider
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Wrap, journal ‘day to day’ in December
  • Favorite Christmas traditions:  Finding a gift under the tree for someone else, Christmas breakfast between Santa and other presents, going to look at Christmas lights, a movie on Christmas Eve or Christmas Adam, big Turkey dinner on Christmas Eve, shoes out for St. Nicholas, puzzles and movies
  • Favorite Christmas memory: Getting my cabbage patch doll and my barbie when I was little, when my Dad gave my mom a serger, when I gave my Dad a BYU Barbarian Shirt, when Chris surprised me with a camera, when we surprised the kids with a trip to Germany – and so many more…
  • Currently reading: Nothing : (
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: My Santa’s from around the world, my big gold Reindeer
  • What brings you joy this month: White Christmas lights, candy cane hot chocolate, cards from friends and family, neighbor gifts, outings with family, seeing Musicals, being organized with presents
  • How has your life changed since last year: Kids getting older, Ryan’s 2nd mission Christmas
  • What really matters: Finding opportunities to feel the Spirit and teaching my children to do the same

Katie

  • Favorite Christmas food: Sugar Cookies
  • Favorite Christmas song: Mistletoe – Justin Beiber
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Driving and looking at Christmas lights
  • Favorite Christmas movie: It’s a Wonderful Life / Miracle on 34th Street
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Waking up with the kids, having Christmas breakfast
  • Present you are excited to give: Emily (American Eagle Sweater) and Mom (Letter board)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Partayyyy with friends and family inside
  • Favorite Christmas smell: Tree
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Submit my application : / Thx 4 reminding me
  • Favorite Christmas traditions: Cutting down a Christmas tree
  • Favorite Christmas memory: Strassburg Christmas Market with the Chuggs
  • Current December reading: King’s Cage!
  • Favorite Christmas ornament:
  • What brings you joy this month: The Savior
  • How has your life changed since last year: SENIOR LIFE
  • What really matters: Christ, the gospel, my family, love, service

Emily

  • Favorite Christmas food: Squamish bars, Christmas breakfast
  • Favorite Christmas song: Grandma got ran over by a Reindeer
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Sledding
  • Favorite Christmas movie: ELF
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Walking down the stairs together
  • Present you are excited to give: Megans (Soccer field iPod case and soccer ball pop socket)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: In a blanket and Christmas socks, reading
  • Favorite Christmas smell: candles
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Buy lots of presents
  • Favorite Christmas traditions: the way we open presents
  • Favorite Christmas memory: Having all of the Waltons over for Christmas
  • Current December reading: The Selection Series
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: The Santa ornaments from different countries, and Grandpa as Santa
  • What brings you joy this month: Christ and giving gifts that people will like
  • How has your life changed since last year: I got my braces off, I started High School
  • What really matters: Christ

Megan

  • Favorite Christmas food: Squamish Bars
  • Favorite Christmas song: Good to be bad – Pentatonix
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Decorating the tree and Decorating cookies
  • Favorite Christmas movie: ELF, Home Alone, Christmas Story
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Christmas Breakfast
  • Present you are excited to give: Emily’s (pineapple keychain) and Dad’s (work out waterbottle)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Eating food and watching a movie
  • Favorite Christmas smell: Real Christmas tree
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Katie’s present!
  • Favorite Christmas traditions: Christmas breakfast, Elf on the Shelf
  • Favorite Christmas memory: When all the Waltons came!!!
  • Current December reading: Catching Fire
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: Grandpa’s ornament
  • What brings you joy this month: The Christmas Spirit
  • How has your life changed since last year: Older, cooler, Braces.
  • What really matters: Getting presents (jk – GIVING!)

Luke

  • Favorite Christmas food: Squamish Bars
  • Favorite Christmas song: Nearer My God to Thee
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Making sugar cookies
  • Favorite Christmas movie: ELF, Christmas story, Home Alone
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Presents and Christmas Breakfast
  • Present you are excited to give: Matts (3DS Game) and Mom’s (Keychain from Anthropology)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Stand by the fire, watch movies and drink hot chocolate
  • Favorite Christmas smell: Peppermint
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas: Get Emily, Megan and Katie’s present
  • Favorite Christmas traditions:  Acting out the Nativity, Having Christmas Breakfast
  • Favorite Christmas memory: Getting my 3DS
  • Current December reading: Harry Potter 7
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: Grandpa’s Santa Ornament
  • What brings you joy this month: My family
  • How has your life changed since last year: I’m in the fourth grade now
  • What really matters: Having our family together

Matthew

  • Favorite Christmas food: Christmas breakfast
  • Favorite Christmas song: Goofy Jingle Bells
  • Favorite Christmas activity: Decorating Cookies for Santa
  • Favorite Christmas movie: ELF
  • Favorite part of Christmas morning: Playing with presents
  • Present you are excited to give: Luke’s present (a 3DS Case) and Megan’s (Stranger Things t-shirt)
  • Best way to spend a cold evening: Drinking hot chocolate
  • Favorite Christmas smell: Candles
  • What do you still need to do before Christmas:  Emily and Kate’s presents
  • Favorite Christmas traditions: Stockings
  • Favorite Christmas memory: The year I got my 3DS and the Wii U
  • Current December reading: Harry Potter 2
  • Favorite Christmas ornament: Pictures of the family
  • What brings you joy this month: Lights
  • How has your life changed since last year: I’m baptized
  • What really matters: Presents
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