| We don't really have too much in the way of tradition. We're not a religious family, so we don't do much Christmas eve until my wife's extended family comes over for dinner after they go to church. My wife's mom passed away a few years ago, and her dad has been out of the picture since she was 9, so her grandmother, aunt, uncle and a boatload of cousins is all she has left. We all buy presents for the kids, and draw names out of a hat to see which adult each of us buys for. Late Christmas eve, my wife make cookies with the kids to leave out for Santa. Christmas morning, we open presents with the kids, and go see my dad and step-mom in the afternoon.
Besides that, the only real tradition we have is taking the kids to the mall in November and have each of them pick a child from the Angel Tree to buy presents for. It's very important to us to teach them to appreciate how lucky they are, and to help those who are less fortunate.
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