A Christmas Tag

I updated this post with responses from Spencer, Travis, Nana and Max because Papa Lenny tagged them and they don't have their own blogs! So....Here is a little Christmas Tag. Copy and paste this post, change your answers and then tag 5 people.

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? 

Rebekah-Wrapping Paper. It's way more fun to watch people rip open.

Travis-Gift bag.

Spencer-Wrapping paper, because I like to rip it.

Nancy-Wrapping paper is more fun.

Max-Wrapping paper.
2. Real tree or Artificial? 

Rebekah-Real tree. I haven't had a real tree since I got married but our goal is next year!

Travis-Depends on what part of the country you live in.

Spencer-Fake, just because.

Nancy-Real tree if I don't have to clean up after it!

Max-Real.

3. When do you put up the tree? 

Rebekah-Sometime between black Friday or Dec. 1st. My dad always tried to get us to wait until his birthday, Dec. 17th, but I could never stand to wait that long.  As a kid, picking out the tree was part of his present. Getting the tree up is what really gets me feeling Christmasy!

Travis-In Dec.

Spencer-Maybe on Dec.1.

Nancy-First part of Dec.

Max-After Thanksgiving.

4. When do you take the tree down? 

Rebekah-Jan. 1st.

Travis-Jan.

Spencer-Maybe on Jan. 3rd.

Nancy-Day after Christmas!

Max-Whenever.
5. Do you like eggnog? 

Rebekah-Not usually, but we bought some pumpkin egg nog this year, and YUM!

Travis-Yes, a little bit.
Spencer-Yes, Drew does too.

Nancy-YES!!!

Max-Yes.
6. Favorite gift received as a child? 

Rebekah-I really don't have a favorite.  I just love to be with my family!

Travis-A catcher's mitt.
Spencer-My hot wheels track.

Nancy-a plastic appaloosa horse.

Max-Drum set.

7. Hardest person to buy for? Rebekah-My brother Sam. I have no idea what excites him.

Travis-Everybody.
Spencer-Maybe Daddy.

Nancy-Travis

Max-Mom cuz she always asks for cleaning stuff and I don't want to get something to work with. Sam's hard too.
8. Easiest person to buy for? 

Rebekah-I don't really know, maybe Drew.  He's 2 and easy to please.

Travis-Everybody.
Spencer-Bria

Nancy-Kids! Megan too.

Max-Megan, Dad too, but sometimes he asks for it then buys it for himself before Christmas!
9. Do you have a nativity scene? 

Rebekah-Yes!  I love to put up all my nativities. What a beautiful reminder and way to celebrate our Savior's birth. 

Travis-Yes, one from 2006 and one from 2008 that I shot.

Spencer-Yes.

Nancy-Yes I do.

Max-No way.
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? 

Rebekah-What's that?

Travis-Uh, neither.
Spencer-I like to send Christmas cards.

Nancy-Neither! I send a few cards.

Max-Mail.
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? 

Rebekah-I have never received a bad gift. I have always felt loved and that's the best gift of all!

Travis-Uh, um, ummm, no comment.
Spencer-I can't think of any.

Nancy-I don't remember. I like just about anything.

Max-Leaf blower, but I did ask for it and I do use it. It just involves work!
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Rebekah-That's hard!  I love Christmas movies. White Christmas, Charlie Brown's Christmas, and Joy to the World are a few at the top of my list.

Travis-The one I'm writing.
Spencer-Heman Christmas Special.

Nancy-White Christmas. I like Come to the Stable too.

Max-Christmas story.
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? 

Rebekah-No set time, whenever the mood hits or I see the perfect gift.

Travis-Dec. 23rd.
Spencer-Maybe in November.

Nancy-October.

Max-Usually Christmas Eve.
14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? 

Rebekah-Probably.

Travis-Yes.
Spencer-No.

Nancy-Heavens yes!

Max-Nope.
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? 

Rebekah-I love to make Chinese Clusters at Christmas time. What don't I like to eat??? =)

Travis-Peppermint ice cream.

Spencer-Christmas cookies.
Nancy-Peppermint ice cream and eggnog.

Max-Chinese clusters and Dreyer's peppermint ice cream.
16. Lights on the tree? Rebekah-Definitely!!!

Travis-Sure.

Spencer-Yes.

Nancy-Yes.

Max-Yeah, of course.
17. Colored or White? 

Rebekah-Colored.  I love the variety and the cheerfulness of lots of color.

Travis-Yes.
Spencer-Colored because it looks more pretty!

Nancy-Colored.

Max-White

18. Favorite Christmas song? 

Rebekah-I love O Holy Night along with about a million others!

Travis-Little Drummer Boy.

Spencer-I don't have one. No! Jingle Bells!

Nancy-Every day it changes! That's hard because I like them all.

Max-Bah humbug! Just kidding. White Christmas.

19. Travel at Christmas or stay home? 

Rebekah-I prefer to be home but I love to be with family so sometimes that means travel....

Travis-Sometimes both.
Spencer-Travel because it's more fun with more family.

Nancy-Stay home.

Max-Stay home, maybe if I traveled I'd like it!
20. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? 

Rebekah-Sometimes. Other times I just can't get them all.

Travis-Rudolph and that's about it.

Spencer-Francer, Dancer, Dixon, Conner, Cupid, Rudolph. That's all the ones I know.

Nancy-No. Megan can.

Max-Yes.

21. Angel on the tree top or a star? 

Rebekah-I love a star. It seems to say to me 'Look for Jesus here.'

Travis-No preference.
Spencer-Star! It's like it's Jesus' birth.

Nancy-If I could find an angel I like it would probably be an angel, but it has to be a special one.

Max-Star.
22. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Rebekah-Christmas morning.  We open one present to the family Christmas eve.

Travis-Morning.

Spencer-One present on Christmas eve and the rest on Christmas Day.

Nancy-Morning I guess. I like them both so it doesn't really matter to me.

Max-One on Christmas Eve, the rest in the morning.

23. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? 

Rebekah-The chaos.

Travis-Commercialization.
Spencer-I guess I don't have anything to say.

Nancy-Crowds.

Max-Cold.
24. Favorite ornament theme or color? 

Rebekah-This year I added snowflakes on our tree.  Our tree isn't the prettiest, but I love it because it's a hodge-podge of the kids crafts, memories and lots of colors!

Travis-Red and green.

Spencer-I like a painted white Christmas tree.
Nancy-Gold garland.

Max-White lights and blue bobbles.
25. Favorite for Christmas dinner? 

Rebekah-I don't remember having special 

Christmas dinners, we always made a bigger deal of Christmas Eve dinner.  As a kid it was usually pizza, but the past few years we've had more of a mexican theme with tamales. I love it!!!!

Travis-Whatever is cooked with love!

Spencer-A turkey.

Drew says turkeys too.

Nancy-Anything I don't have to make myself.

Max-Tamales and eggs over easy.

26. What do you want for Christmas this year? 

Rebekah-To be with family and to know the people I love are safe and happy!

Travis-I already sent a letter to Santa, it's a secret so only he knows. 

Spencer-Some more hot wheels cars. (Before Christmas he would have said a gameboy and a harness.)

Nancy-Little People garage, clothes.

Max-My CD deck installed in my truck, MP3 player, Playstation, and Dark Knight.

I tag you dad!