MomDot Party – Day 6

The days keep rolling by…I can’t believe we are already halfway though the MomDot Christmas Party. We’ve been discussing many aspects of our life and the holidays, but they’ve all had an adult focus. We introduced our current family (where most of us mom’s naturally focus on our little ones), we’ve shared the traditions we have in our houses, our favorite foods, shopping experiences, and charitable organizations, but today we get to think back to the past – back to our own childhood and tell you our: 

Favorite holiday memory from YOUR childhood

For me this is not one memory, but a series of memories – the memories of Christmas at Grandma Roberts’ house. I spent almost the entire year each year as an only child with no cousins around either.  It was me, the parents, and the grandparents.  But once a year, we went to Indiana to spend Christmas with my step-sisters at my grandmothers.  My dad is one of 7 and everyone lived around Shelbyville, Indiana except for us.  This means our visits were a big deal so the cousins were always around.  I had people my age to play with in abundance. They were everywhere. And Grandma had a basement!!  A BASEMENT!!!  That we got to all go play in….our own territory – an “adultless” area.  There was one other bonus – we frequently got SNOW!  Yes, this Texas gal got to see snow from time to time.  That was something that never happened at home, but come Christmas time, I got to play with so many cousins, have sisters, and occasionally, play in the snow!  What better memory could there be? (and this is probably one of the reasons, I love Christmas so much)

Below you’ll see some of my childhood Christmas memories: