Gah, it depends on how old I am, haha. When I was a kid, of course it was Santa and the presents. As a teenager, getting ready to go off to college, it was spending time with my family. As a young adult, it was the food (I partially blame Christmas for the freshman 15) and midnight Christmas mass at church. And now as a 30-something parent (oh gross, I'm friggin' old), I think my favorite thing is giving presents. Watching LB's reaction to unwrapping and playing with his new toys is priceless.
There are also some favorites that stick around, no matter how old I am: putting up the tree, singing Christmas songs, watching Christmas movies, baking cookies, getting and sending Christmas cards, and of course all the chocolate that my mom used to leave in little dishes around the house. My family joked that they always knew where I was because they could follow the trail of Hershey Kiss wrappers.
I suppose as I get older, my favorite thing about Christmas will change again. But for this year, I'm really looking forward to spending Christmas day with Hubby, the boys, and my family, and seeing everyone's reaction to the boys opening presents, and watching the boys go nuts over their toys.
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