mrn8 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 In-laws - Christmas Eve My family - Christmas Day It works nice that way. I'm glad the two families had different traditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kygal2003 Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 We let the kids open one small gift each on Christmas Eve and everything else gets opened Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katsrus Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Christmas Eve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elaine2w Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 They get to open one xmas eve and the rest xmas morning. They open at their dads on xmas eve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abram87 Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Christmas morning, but we always got one or two on christmas eve when I was little. The two we got on Christmas Eve were usually pajamas and a Christmas book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBA Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 we usually open gifts on christmas eve and then when my brother comes down on christmas day we have the whole opening gifts again. He usually has tons for Ashley to open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairydustcrissy Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 We let the kids open one small gift each on Christmas Eve and everything else gets opened Christmas morning.Same here! But we do dinner at my grandmas on christmas eve, so they open lots of gifts there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure60 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We usually let the kids open the least expensive present that we bought them on Christmas Eve,,,but we open presents about 10 am after having Christmas breakfast with my parents and hubby's parents at our house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsHoneybee Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Here is a prior thread:http://forums.gottadeal.com/showthread.php?t=16827 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure60 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Oops sorry! Can you link it with the other one, please? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsHoneybee Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Oops sorry! Can you link it with the other one, please? TIADone. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misshayley Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We open gifts with: Part of DH family on Dec. 17th Group of friends on Dec. 18th My dad's side of the family Christmas Eve morning (usually Christmas morning) My DH's mother Christmas Eve around noon My DH's extended family Christmas Eve around 3 and My family Christmas morning Oh yeah, DH and I haven't figured out when we are going to open our gifts to each other yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridasun5 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Christmas morning....being that my dd and dh only have about 4 gifts to open each plus their stockings (everything they wanted was expensive this year LOL), we like to keep everything for Christmas morning. We will be out at a Christmas party Christmas Eve night, so we wont be home to open gifts anyway :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheli Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We go to my parents house on x-mas eve and the kids get 3 ro 4 gifts from family friends and then a big gift bag from grammy. On x-mas day they get all the out of town family and friends plus mom/dad and santa gifts. Then x-mas afternoon the other grandparents show up with a bunch of junk from the clearance shelf just in case we don't have enough stuff... (can you tell i dislike the in-laws?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanni Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We each open one on Christmas eve, then the rest in the morning. We also go to my inlaws on Christmas and open them up there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestbuy7 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 Christmas night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachitecat Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 We would get all the family together on christmas eve, have dinner and then the grandkids would get to open presents. The kids still at home would get to open one present and the rest would be opened christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shopping mom Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 U sually we do the IL on Christmas Eve and the one present for each kid especially from their daddy. Christmas morning we use to go really early (after stockings) for breakfast at my grandmothers house and then come home and open presents. Grandma passed away in April, and Christmas is on a Sunday. This year we are opening everything on Monday, everyone is off work and available so I would rather have the family all together than stick to the calander. It will last all day because we do one gift at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyedgirl78 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We open ours as soon as Santa drops them off...usually around 2am. We store everything in the shed so they are nice and cold. Then shut the door and ring bells. The kids sleep very light and they wake up to those bells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakmom Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We open ours as soon as Santa drops them off...usually around 2am. We store everything in the shed so they are nice and cold. Then shut the door and ring bells. The kids sleep very light and they wake up to those bells.Wow! That's EARLY, lol. I let the boys open a present from me on Christmas Eve. Typically it's been a big gift bag with jammies, slippers, and something small from me. I think this year it will be the things I got at Discovery Channel Store online last week with the special. :) I picked them up jammies, slippers, and robes at Children's Place. Speaking of which...I need to check if they went on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KellyGus Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 When I was a kid, we could open 1 or 2 on Christmas Eve to tame the anxiety before we went to friends house for the evening and the rest were opened Christmas morning. With my kids since we live on the other side of the counrty from my family they get to open most gifts sent by family when they arrive. That also makes it easier for Thank You notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2apples Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Our gifts are opened on Christmas Eve. We go over to my mom's for snack food and present time. Then we come home and open gifts from my in-laws who live else where. The Christmas morning are gifts from SAnta, which are not wrapped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laffnatu Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We let them open 1 gift on Christmas eve. Usually I try to pick it out, this way son won't open a controller to a game system that is still under the tree..lol. The they open the rest on Christmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappynik Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 The kids usually get one to open Christmas eve and the rest are opened Christmas morning at the butt crack of dawn! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlybl10 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We let the kids open 1 on Christmas Eve. and then the rest are opened Christmas Day after breakfast and Dad wakes up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherrinfred Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 When I was little we would go to my grandparents' house during the evening on Christmas Eve. From there we would leave to go to Midnight Mass. We would arrive home around 1:30 in the morning (Christmas Day) and Santa had came while we were gone. That's when we would do everything. Now I have kids of my own and have to share them with my ex, we do all of ours of Christmas Eve. My parents in the late morning, my new husband's family in the late afternoon, and "our" family in the late evening. We visit both our grandparents' houses on Christmas Day now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie2one Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 In-laws Christmas eve Our house Christmas day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teebee Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We go to my in-laws on Christmas Eve to open presents, then to my family for dinner and presents. When we get home, the kids get to open one present each. We get to pick which one because they always want to pick the "real good" ones. Then on Christmas morning santa has came (he never wraps his stuff) and they enjoy all of that and then unwrap the things from my husband and me. It takes several hours to remember stockings so, that is a surprise later! Then the rest of the day is relaxing and trying to get a quick nap in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aolson Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 We always seem to be having to go somewhere on Christmas Day, so on Christmas Eve we will open all our gifts. That way all there is left to open on Christmas morning at our house is Santa gifts, and then we can be on our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mghtymth27 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Usually Christmas Eve (now that the kids are older). Christmas is spent playing with all the new stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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