Christmas Eve Fashions

Christmas Eve is probably my favorite night for holiday tradition. It began in 1963.

The story goes that when we were really little, my mom allowed us to choose one gift to open on Christmas Eve. After a couple of years of watching us choose the biggest and best gift to open prior to "the big morning", she began choosing our Christmas Eve presents to open - and it was always pajamas.

We grew to love this tradition, always knowing it was something fun. Sometimes it was pajamas - sometime a robe. Here we all are with my mom, the year she made us all robes out of towels. She was very creative and clever.

Both my sisters and I have continued with this tradition with our own families and my girls look forward to the night with great anticipation. We have photos of very Christmas Eve with the girls in their new Christmas Eve pajamas. It is always a big deal. And I know they will pass this tradition on to their own children as well.

Here are but a few photos of Christmas Eve festivities and fashions over the years.

Every year it has gotten harder and harder to do as the girls no longer like frilly, girlie nightgowns or cute little girl things - even Grace has shifted into more "fashionable" sleepwear. It has gotten to the point that Christmas Eve pajama shopping has become the most difficult part of the Christmas purchase season. I have to remember size, color preferences, fabric sensitivities, etc. Frankly, while I still enjoyed the event itself, the shopping was no longer fun. It was a chore.

Until this year.

This year, I decided it was time that Bob and I got in on the action and below is the embarrassing (for my girls) result. Corny for sure, but I loved the photo opportunity it presented and I'll never get to do this again.

And only another 365 days to go...