To read more about our St. Patrick's Day traditions, please visit these links from our family blog.
Shamrock Shenanigans
Calvin O'Russell
Happy St. Patrick's Day
April Fool's Day - Melissa likes to play April Fool's Day jokes on the family. One year she made meatloaf for breakfast. No one wanted to eat it until the found out it was made out of cocoa crispies! Another year she poured the kids' cereal and milk the night before, and put it in the freezer. In the morning, she added just enough milk to make it look like regular cereal, and then when the kids tried to eat it, it was frozen solid. They can't wait each year to see what kind of fun tricks will show up for April Fool's Day.To read more about our April Fool's Day fun, visit these posts from our family blog.
April Fool's Fun
April Fool's Day Meals
Fun with 6 rolls of TP!
Birthdays - Each year for birthdays, we let the birthday child choose the restaurant we have dinner at. We also let that child choose something fun to do as a family.
Christmas - Darwin’s Danish heritage and Melissa's German heritage were the foundations for our Christmas traditions. In those countries it is a tradition to open presents on Christmas Eve. We have a special Christmas tradition. Each year we decide on a service project to do on Christmas Eve. Sometimes we play Secret Santa and a few of the years we have cleaned the chapel. After completing our service project we go caroling to our friends and neighbors houses. We also give them something to remind them of Christ…like the Joy to the World DVD, or a framed picture of the nativity. While we are away, Santa Clause visits our house, and leaves gifts under the tree for everyone. When we get home from caroling, we open all of our gifts and stay up late. We wanted our children to appreciate service, and we also wanted them to realize the importance of Christ’s birthday. The only way that Santa will come, is if they are out of the house, serving others. By opening the Santa gifts on Christmas Eve, we reserve Christmas Day for the reading of the Christmas story from the bible, and for visiting with our relatives. We also enjoy having strawberry and whipped cream waffles for breakfast each year.To read more about our Christmas holidays, visit these posts from our family blog.
Christmas Traditions
Holiday Baking
Gingerbread House
