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[quote=Anonymous]You should forego any traditions that you don't truly want to do.  I hated the idea of the shelf elf for many different reasons and didn't do it.  Occasionally our 3 kids mentioned it and even asked for it, and we just said, "we don't do that in our house."  No need to disparage others, just "we don't do that" but "we do do these other things."  We also don't visit Santa; did it once, kids were scared and crowds and lines sucked.  Never did the big Gaylord ice thing at National Harbor, or the National Christmas Tree, or many other things that are offered in this area over the holidays.  You can't do it all, and you should focus on what's truly enjoyable for your family.

We go to a local garden center as a family to pick our tree each year.  They have popcorn and other snacks and holiday music on.  We decorate it together over tea and hot chocolate.  We bake and decorate cookies on Christmas Eve and go to mass.  We go to a specific holiday bazaar every year and then to some of our favorite local gift shops and bookstores to pick gifts for grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins and wrap together.  We host extended family on Christmas; some years I cook a lot, other years when things feel too much, we get some precooked items from Whole Foods, a local bakery, etc.  Some years we go to a holiday party or a cookie exchange or to see the Nutcracker, but we say no to these things if our plates are already full.

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