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Christmas Eve pajama party!
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Every year, the very first thing on my Christmas shopping list is the same - pajamas. It is kind of my little holiday tradition. I buy each family member (including myself) the most festive and/or goofy pajama set I can find. I wrap them, mark the packages with a special sticker, and put them under the tree with the other gifts. On Christmas Eve, we are all allowed to open one gift each - but I get to choose the gift. I dig out the specially marked pajama presents and those are the ones we open.By this point, nobody is surprised when they open their Christmas Eve gift and find pajamas. The suspense lies in seeing what they look like this year. The best part is that on Christmas morning, everyone will be looking super cute in the photos!
I actually stole the Christmas pajama idea from a friend, so feel free to steal it for your own family. To get you started, I will share some of the great Christmas pajamas I have found so far this year.
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11-12-2008 @ 1:43PM
Kerri said...My mom has done the "Christmas Eve pajamas" for as long as I can remember. And now that I have a child of my own, I have continued the tradition. Like you, I can't wait to find that perfect pair!!
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11-12-2008 @ 1:26PM
Jennifer said...This was a family tradition when I was a child and one I plan on continuing with my children.
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11-12-2008 @ 1:41PM
Joy said...I know a lot of people that do this. Maybe not "goofy" ones but new jammies. I love it. My boys got them too and it was fun to look forward to getting them. I just LOVE the "goofy" part of this and may just do it for my husband and myself and start a new thing.
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11-12-2008 @ 5:18PM
ame s said...Santa leaves jammies out for our girls while we are out driving around looking at lights and decorations. After I told my now 10 year old that my husband and I are Santa, she said she always wondered why one of us managed to forget something and have to run back into the house on Christmas Eve.
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11-13-2008 @ 12:01AM
ninainindia said...That was the same in our house, only one of my parents would go the "toilet" and always at that time Sinterklaas would come and knock on the door and leave the presents. It was so obvious!
11-12-2008 @ 7:31PM
Vicki Porter said...My best friend's family did this when I was a kid and from the age of 10 I swore I would do it when I grew up. My husband and I started the tradition when we got married and now carry it on with our 3 year old daughter. And the bonus is that you'll know you'll look cute on Christmas morning!
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