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Activities

During the Christmas season we have some traditions we celebrate. My favorite tradition is the pickle. It is when you take a pickle ornament and hide it in the Christmas tree. The first person to find it gets an extra present. Another tradition we have is getting a Christmas tree. Every year we go get a Christmas tree. We put it up that night, but we decorate it the next day. When we do get a tree it has to be big, because we have so many ornaments. These are some of our traditions. Do you celebrate any of these?

Sydney Varney, second grade

This year my family is starting a new tradition. My mom hides an ornament that looks like a pickle. On Christmas Eve, whoever finds the pickle gets an extra surprise.

Christopher Riley, 8

My dad, mom, sister and I go hunting for Thanksgiving food. Here is the food we hunt: turkey and rabbit. For Christmas my family puts ramps at the end of the hill. Then we sled down the hill. We go up on the ramp and go up really high into the air.

Garrett Leffue, 7

My favorite tradition that is unique to my family is the river trip every Thanksgiving to the Rappahannock River. At the river, we have jet-skis, rafts, sand buckets, basketballs and goals, and also water balloons. Almost every day we go tubing behind the jet-skis. Then after that we just ride the jet-skis without the tube. Finally, we would go in the house for supper and to watch a movie. The next day we build sand castles with the buckets, and we also go tubing and ride jet-skis. We always have fun.

Jared Montgomery, second grade

Every year on Christmas day, my family makes snow sculptures of each other (if it snowed). Whoever makes the best gets snowballs thrown at it. The person with the worst gets a candy cane. Everyone draws a name from a hat. Which name you get is the person (or animal) you make. If you get your name, you have to make a sculpture of yourself with a different or strange haircut. Sometimes we will make each other look funny. We will give each other a big nose or weird eyebrows and tease each other with it. It is fun!

Haley Doss, second grade

My mom and I started a Christmas tradition last year. We would set out milk and cookies for Santa. We would also put one of my baby toys out to give to someone else.

Alan Terry, 7

My favorite tradition happens during Christmas. During that holiday my mommy and I sing “Silent Night.” We do that because it is the song that Jesus’ parents sang to him when he was born. Christmas is the holiday that we put the angel on top of the tree. My mommy named the angel after me, Desiree. The angel has been in my family since I was a baby. My favorite tradition is silly to my brother; however, it is great to me. Christmas traditions are cool.

Desiree Wilkins, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. Because on Christmas it snows and my mom, my sister and I all get my dad to make us some hot chocolate. Then my dad, my sister and I go make a snowman. Sometimes my mom comes to help. Later on, about 6, we all go outside to throw snowballs. Then we all go get some more hot chocolate and go to bed.

Ben Minnix, second grade

I love Christmas. I get to open my presents. Some presents I want and some I don’t. This year I think we’re going to my Aunt Kim’s house. We don’t have to go to school. Santa Claus brings your toys and he eats your cookies. You wear red and white on Christmas. You get to play in the snow. I throw snowballs at my dad. I lie in the snow and make snow angels. My dad and I make snowmen. I drink hot chocolate. I eat with my family. I get new snow boots. I get a pink outfit. I wear purple gloves. I get ear muffs and snuggly snow coats to wear. I get a snow hat, too. Christas is a fun holiday.

Mecarra Gray, second grade

At Christmas I get to open presents and I give Santa cookies. I get to spend time with my family. I also get to have cake. I get to lay out a gift for Santa. I get to go take pictures with Santa. I get to go sledding, too. I love to go to my Nana’s party. My cousins get to come to my house all the way from Tennessee.

Allie Gillespie, second grade

Christmas is favorite holiday. I like to make cookies and drink milk. We have presents for Christmas. We have our feast meat, dumplings and fruit. I like to play in the snow at Christmastime.

Joseph Huber, second grade

I like Christmas because of the decorating. It is cool when you get to decorate the house. I decorate the tree and the house. I decorate the tree with lights. The lights are red, blue, yellow and green. We put deer lights up in the front yard. When it its Christmas you get to go to church. Sometimes, I get to be in the pageant. Christmas presents are cool. I like how they’re decorated. I like Christmas.

Taylor Smith, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like to decorate the tree. I like to put ornaments and other stuff on the tree. I like to get presents. I like to get some presents from my family. I like to leave cookies for Sants. I like to see him at the mall. Christmas is really fun!

Amber Bowman, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like it because I like to cut down the Christmas tree. Cutting down the tree is fun. I also like decorating my house. It is fun because I get on the roof. Opening presents is fun and exciting. Chrsitmas is cool.

Tony Cook, second grade

I love to decorate Christmas trees. I get to put shiny balls on the tree. I like to dream about Santa at Christmas time. He is a big part of Christmas. I like to play in the snow at Christmas time. I do not like it because it is very, very cold. I love Christmas!

Adrianna Conner, second grade

I like Santa because he is a big part of Christmas. My family and I go to meet Santa every Christmas. I also like Christmas because of the presents. I also like giving presents. Christmas trees are beautiful. I like decorate Christmas with ornaments and lights to make them beautiful. Christmas is a fun holiday.

Robert King, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. The first thing I like to do is decorate the tree. We look at all of the bulbs. The second thing I like to do is unwrap presents. My mom and dad give me lots of presents. We can’t wait to unwrap them. The third thing I like to do is spend time with my family. My family comes into my room and watches a movie with me. This is what I like to do at Christmas because it is fun.

Jacklyn Prillaman, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. My favorite thing is Dirty Santa. Dirty Santa is my favorite thing because it’s silly and it’s fun. I also like the food my Grandma makes during Christmas. My Grandma makes two kinds of pie. She makes chocolate and pumpkin pie. My favorite is pumpkin pie. Christmas is fun because of the snowball fights that I have with my brother. I like to hit my brother int he face with a big fat snowball. Christmas is my favorite holiday for many reasons.

Tanner Prillaman, second grade

Christmas Eve

My favorite holiday tradition is when I go to my grandma’s house on Christmas Eve. Most of my cousins come to my grandma’s house. The parents pick a name out of a hat and the name they get is the person they have to buy for. My grandma buys each of her grandchildren a gift, though. The first thing we do is I play with my cousins. Then we eat dinner. After dinner we open presents.. Then all of my cousins play their instruments and we sing.

Sarah Minnix, 9

On the day before Christmas we go to my nana’s house. Then we open gifts! After that, we go and get a toy for Santa. Then he says thank you. Then what I do is put out cookies for Santa. Santa eats all of my cookies. Then in the morning we open presents and I like to play with them as soon as I get them.

Amanda Southern, second grade

I like Christmas bcause we have a family party on Christmas Eve. My brother’s birthday is on Christmas. We make cake, play games like hide-n-seek, tag, freeze tag, pin the tail on the donkey, Twister and baseball. It’s lots of fun.

Brandi Booth, second grade

Favorite Holiday

January 30th is my birthday. When you have a birthday, you might get presents. For my birthday I got an American girl doll. A birthday is when people celebrate someone’s birth. For my birthday I will go to my grandmother’s house and eat cupcakes, ice cream and cake. My mom always makes plans. Last year, my mom did a birthday party. Then like most families, we went to eat. Then after the birthday part we, like most families, had family over. Haley and I love birthdays.

Ashley Maddox, second grade

On Halloween you get to go out on probably an endless journey. But be careful because there is strange and mysterious things that are probably about to happen. I always try to get to scare people and get lots of candy. Why? Because I want to collect all of the candy in the world. One time I went to a haunted house and it scared the pants off me. One time I dressed up as Peter Pan. Also one time I went with my friend to a Halloween party. I bet lots of people don’t celebrate Halloween.

Nick Weir, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. It is my favorite because there might be snow on the ground. I would want to go outside and play a game with my brother and throw snow balls at him.

Ben Hall, second grade

On Halloween you get to go to people’s homes and get candy. You get to wear scary costumes. My family puts decorations up. Halloween is on October the 31st. I wish it was every day.

Currie Hanes, second grade

I like Halloween! Halloween is a great holiday. I get a lot of candy. I’m dressing up as Sponge Bob. Last year, my brother scared me. I go trick-or-treating with my Dad and my brother. One time I stayed to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. for Halloween. Sometimes I’m scared of Halloween.

Natasha Gadotti, second grade

A birthday is a big celebration. My birthday is January 27th. My mom celebrates my birthday every year. My friends always come to by birthday. Birthdays are very fun.

Sierra Vandran, second grade

Halloween is when you dress up in a scary costume. Then you go to a house and knock on the door and say “Trick or treat.” Then they give you candy. You do it all night until your bucket is full. Then you go home and eat the candy. Many different people dress up in may different cosutmes like a witch, vampire, mummy and even a princess. So it doesn’t matter what people dress up in, it really matters what’s in their hearts.

Emily Kinsey, second grade

I like Mother’s and Father’s Day because you get to buy your mom and dad something to show that you love them. Just buy anything you can afford. Don’t try to buy something expensive for your mom and dad, just think about your family. Mother’s and Father’s Day are special days to celebrate.

Caleb Mattox, second grade

Halloween is on October 31st. On Halloween, everybody goes trick or treating. Some people go to Halloween parties, too. Did you know some people have haunted houses? On Halloween you get to have candy.

Mykal Perdue, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. It was the day Jesus was born. Jesus was born in a cradle. Christmas is a time to give. I like getting presents, too. Sleighing is fun also. One of my favorite things is snow. I like to play in the snow. I like to eat the snow. We celebrate Christmas at my house. We have a big feast.

Charlie Warner, second grade

I really like Easter. I like getting the eggs. They have lots of candy in them. My favorite game is the limbo. In that game you can win a prize. Finally, you can get your picture taken with the Easter bunny. That’s my favorite holiday.

Breanna Camilleri, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. First I go to K-Mart to find my costume. It has to be cheap. Next I go to Shoe Show to find my shoes. My mom wants them to match my costume. Then I have my hair done. It has to look good. Now I go to Wal-Mart to get my basket. I always get a pumpkin one. Finally I go trick-or-treating. I have to stay in my neighborhood. That is my favorite holiday.

Sarah Sledd, second grade

Halloween is my favorite holiday. I like it because you can be whoever or whatever you want. I like that because you can dress up. Another reason is because you can trick or treat. I like that because you get a lot of chocolate. I also like it because you can pass out candy. I like that because you can steal it. My favorite reason is that you can have a Halloween party. Now you can have fun.

Jessica Didlake, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. First my mom and I go shopping to get gifts. Last but not least it is Christmas. What do you know, some presents are for me and my brother? I like Christmas.

Ivan Mickens, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. It’s my birthday. I get gum and Reese’s Cups, too. I like to pick out my costume and I like to see other people in their costumes. I like to get presents, too! That’s why I like Halloween!

Richael Naff, second grade

Halloween is my favorite holiday. You get lots of candy. I love candy with lots of chocolate. There are costumes that scare people a lot. These costumes scare me!

Michael Barton, second grade

I like Halloween because it is fun. I go to get candy. it is yummy in my tummy! It is fun to dress up because you get to scare people. Halloween and getting candy is the best ever!

Bowe Richards, second grade

The best thing I like to do on Halloween is to go trick-or-treating. My favorite candy is a Hershey bar. We also get to be whatever we want to be. I’m going to be a fairy. At chruch there will be a party. There are games there, too. That’s why Halloween is my favorite holiday.

Katelyn Furrow, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. I get candy. I like chocolate the best. I like costumes, too. I like colorful ones the best. I see masks on people. I like scary masks. That is why I like Halloween!

Brady Mullins, second grade

I like April Fool’s Day because you trick people. One time my friend tricked her dad and put shampoo instead of ham on his sandwich! She also told me that she put whipped cream instead of shampoo in the shower! And that is why April Fool’s Day is my favorite holiday!

Sarah Draper, second grade

I like July 4th. I get to see fireworks. I can wear red, white and blue. I can have hot dogs and chili at cookouts. Sometimes I go to Arby’s and eat at the curb.

Bradley Iraggi, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. I like it because it’s close to my birthday. I get presents and candy at my birthday. Then I get more candy at Halloween. On Halloween I get lots of candy bars. On Halloween I like to find a costume and go shopping for it. I like to see my friends and other people in their costumes. When I see my friends I like to stop and talk. When we go home I like to trade candy and build forts with my brothers.

Ellen Duvall, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. I get presents. If it snows, I sled and have snowball fights. Christmas is a good holiday.

Dylan Ledbetter, second grade

I like Easter because you get to go egg hunting. I try to get the most eggs. I also get really excited about meeting the Easter bunny. My family and I go to the mall and meet the Easter bunny. We don’t have any school on Easter. I am glad we don’t have any work. My mom and I decorated Easter eggs together. I use my favorite color on the last Easter egg.

Brice Arrington, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. It’s fun to scare people. I like Halloween candy. Halloween candy is tasty. I like the Fall Festival at Halloween. Each year I go to it. Halloween is awesome!

Mitch Miller, second grade

I like Halloween because you get to dress up. It is fun. I also like going trick or treating. I can get a lot of candy. There is one more thing I like about Halloween. I like going to Halloween parties. They have lots of games.

Lynn Hornbeck, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. Sleigh riding is fun when it snows. Sometimes, I go sleigh riding with my friends. I love Christmas because it is fun. I also love Christmas because you can make cookies for Santa. I also love getting presents from Santa because he always gives me cool stuff. Christmas is a cool holiday!

Chelsea Sink, second grade

I like Halloween because of the candy. The candy is tasty. Halloween is a spooky holiday. People decorate their houses spooky, but their monsters make me laugh. I like costumes. Scary costumes are the best. I love Halloween!

Cameron Wethly, second grade

I like three things about Halloween. One thing is the candy. My favorite candy is the candy corn. Another thing is dressing up. I like to dress up as a witch, that is what I am for Halloween. Another thing is walking with my friends. We laugh and play. My favorite holiday is Halloween.

Ariel Mollette, second grade

I like Thanksgiving because there is no school. I like no school because sometimes I need a break from all the work. Me and my family get to eat. We get to eat turkey biscuits and ham. I go up into the woods and kill a turkey to eat and share with my family. All of my family likes to play games. We like Clue, tag and Connect Four.

Josh Hicks, second grade

My favorite holiday is Easter. I really like hunting for eggs. I like finding a lot of beautiful eggs. I really like opening eggs on Easter. Sometimes they have money in them. I also like coloring eggs for my family so they can be happy. Easter is nice.

Amelia Havens, second grade

I like the way people save other people. That’s totally cool! My great grandfather is a veteran. My grandmother has told me stories about my great grandfather and how brave he was. I think veterans should be honored with gold medals every year. Don’t forget to honor the people who have been in wars on Veteran’s Day. These heroes save our country. This is why Veteran’s Day is my favorite holiday.

Tyler Bryan, second grade

My favorite holiday is Easter. My family has an egg finding contest. We try to find the egg with the notes from my mom and dad inside. This past year, I found the egg with the note inside it. It was in a pile of hay. Another reason I like Easter is because you get a lot of chocolate to eat. Once I got a chocolate bunny with jelly beans inside. East is so great because I get surprises. The surprises were Yu Ge Oh cards, little toys or even a Gameboy.

Brandon Hylton, second grade

What I like best about Halloween is carving pumpkins, costumes and decorations. Carving pumpkins is fun because you get to stick your hand in the slimy seeds. I like the little pumpkins best. They’re so small. Decorations are cool because they blink and are scary. This one house had green lights blinking and they were passing out bubblegum. Another house had a guy dressed in black and looked fake Somebody touched him and he went, “BOO!” My favorite thing about Halloween is the costumes. About 6 p.m. you get your costume on. I love the feeling of it. I’m going to be a Virginia Tech cheerleader. My mom made it. This is why I like Halloween!

Meg Lowman, second grade

My favorite holiday is Halloween. I can get some of the candy from people. I like the costumes because you get to be a different person for a night. I like to scare people when they go by.

Jacob Barton, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like something to look at, like a pretty Christmas tree. I like to put Christmas decorations on the tree. I also like gifts. I like to open gifts. We go to my home and my grandma’s house. We have a lot of fun there. We eat a lot of food, too. Some of my favorite Christmas foods are chicken, cake, green beans and mash potatoes.

Sara Dodson, second grade

One of the best things I like about Halloween is you and your friends get to dress up in costumes. Sarah is going to be Torchie, Michelay is going to be a movie star, Chelseas is going to be the dead awakening, and I will be a model. We will go trick or treating. We will get free candy that is great! In my neighborhood they give the best candy. My friends and I love ghosts, they are cool. We will go to a haunted house. These are my favorite things about Halloween.

Olivia Walker, second grade

One of the reason I like St. Patrick’s Day is because of the parade. I like the tooting of the bagpipes and the Scotties dressed in plaid. Last year my friend and I got to pet the Scotties. Another reason I like St. Patrick’s Day is because of the little leprechaun. Once I looked behind a bush, I thought I got a glimpse of one. My last reason I like St. Patrick’s Day is because of the shamrocks. Once my family played find the shamrock. Another reason I like shamrocks is because they’re green, my favorite color.

Elizabeth A. Williams, second grade

One of the things I like about Veteran’s Day is veterans. We celebrate what good things veterans have done for us. The second thing is war. The veterans have war to save lives. The third thing is celebrate. We celebrate the veterans that have died for us. These are the reasons Veteran’s Day is my favorite holiday.

Chase Arthur, second grade

I like Halloween because you can put on a costume and paint your faces and see scary stuff in the haunted house. You get to see skeletons. I like seeing pumpkins in the darkness and Halloween lights. I like the Halloween lights because they glow.

Patty Garcia, second grade

I like Halloween because people can scare you and you can get candy from people. But when you get home, you need to check it before you eat it. People can put poison in it, so check. But you can be anything you want. Like a vampire. That’s what I’m going to be. But you might be a skeleton, Frankenstein or maybe even a ghost. But some people look very scary. I like the grown-ups that wear the vampire suits. They are awesome looking!

Katana Michael, second grade

I like Halloween because of the costumes. They are scary and you can be scary. They are cool! You can be whatever you want to be. The next reason I like Halloween is the candy can make you stay up all night for a whole week. Finally, the last reason I like Halloween is it’s cool. I like it being cool because you can sneak up on people. Do you like Halloween?

Ryan Hoynoski, second grade

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving because we get to eat special food with our family, like turkey, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob and vegetables. When we eat our food, we do some of the old traditions. We get to put our silverware perfectly on our napkins and turned the right way. We do some of the old games like checkers, tiddlywinks and pin the tail on the donkey. Our family loves the old ways. We have a lot of family time like when we are talking, and when we are eating and when we are visiting each other.

Spencer Knox, second grade

My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is the food. I like the food because there is turkey, egg salad and green beans. Next, I like Thanksgiving because you get to spend time with your family, friends, uncles and aunts. Lastly, my friends and I get to watch TV and play games like chess, Monopoly and checkers. There’s no adults around while the kids are playing video games.

Jordan Smith, second grade

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We have many fun traditions for that week. First, we go to the Outer Banks, beaches along the coast of North Carolina. While we’re there we go to any restaurant and to the beach every day. Sounds relaxing, right? Last year, we started a new tradition, boogie boarding! We head out to shoulder-deep water and jump into a wave. Whoever lands farthest from shore wins. On our way back we stop at a really neat restaurant called the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk, N.C. The perfect ending to a perfect vacation.

Josh Boitnott, fifth grade

My family’s holiday tradition that we do every year is spend time with my friends Josh and Christopher on New Year’s Eve. Last year we went to a New Year’s Eve party and stayed till 12:00. They had a lot of things there for us to do. You could jump into a pile of shredded paper and try to find the missing dinosaur bones. There were magic shows and other kinds of plays. You could make buttons with words or drawings on them. My family and I even met Brent Sharp, the DJ on 94.9 Star Country radio station. (For Cody’s birthday, he got him a Toby Keith CD.) At 12:00 all the fireworks went off, and everything ended. I can’t wait till this New Year’s Eve party. It is a fun tradition.

Kayla Wood, fifth grade

Gifts

On Christmas, my family goes to my aunt Amy’s. She has a party for Christmas. We eat dinner. Then we open presents! After that we go home and get ready for bed. While we are asleep Santa comes. I set my alarm clock to an early time. When it rings, I get up. Everybody comes in the living room. Then i go to my grandpa’s and open more presents. Then we drive home. Christmas is very fun!

Samantha Turner, second grade

Christmas is on Dec. 25. Usually you get a lot of presents. I got a lot of toys last year. We usually put up the Christmas tree and it is really fun! In the morning we exchange presents. One time I got a CD player. We put Santa some cookies on the fireplace. One year we gave him a cupcake and he ate it all. My cousins came up and spent the night at my house. We had a great time. In the morning we exchanged gifts. I play in the show with my Papa if it snows. We have a snowball fight on Christmas if it snows. I also go sledding with my Papa.

Kaylyn Brim, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. It is my favorite holiday because we have no school. We get presents on Christmas Eve. We open our presents when we get up. We are going to see what Santa has brought us.

Jordan Saul, second grade

I love Christmas! My favorite part is unwrapping gifts because you never know what you will get. Next, we have a big party with my family. The only reason we have a party is because we like to celebrate Christmas. Next we eat dinner. Last we watch a movie. We do that so it reminds us of Christmas. Christmas is cool.

James Bolling, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. My parents go shopping for me and my sister. I have no idea what they’re going to buy. Then comes Christmas Eve. Everyone knows you get to open one present. Sometimes I don’t know which one to open. I go to bed and try to doze off. Then I hear someone going, “Jaeger, Jaeger, wake up!” I look at the clock. It’s 6 in the morning! I go upstairs and, like always, Mom’s waiting. Then I go on a big road trip to see my cousins, Alex and Amy. I can’t wait! I stay there for about two weeks. Then I go hom to play with my new toys. They’re all so cool! I can’t decide which one to play with first.

Jaeger Broholm, second grade

Christmas is my favorite holiday. I like getting presents from Santa. I love playing with my new toys. Then we go to my papa’s house to eat breakfast. I like eating eggs, bacon and sausage. Then we go back to eat dinner. We always have cocoa and marshmallows.

Chris Vincent, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like getting a lot of presents. I love to open the presents. Santa is a big part of Christmas. I like to tell Santa what I want for Christmas. It sometimes snows on Christmas Eve. When it does, I like to throw snowballs. Christmas is cool.

Luke Wagner, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like getting presents. I like to give people presents, too. I love Christmas because it is fun. Santa is a big part of Christmas. I like making cookies for Santa. It is fun to play in the snow. I also like to go sledding with my friends. Christmas is fun.

Sydney Boone, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like presents because they are fun to open. When someone opens a present they get something new. When I check my Christmas stocking I find candy. My favorite Christmas candy is candy cane. During Christmas when it snows, I go outside to play. My favorite game to play in the snow is snowball fights.

Russell Boitnott, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like Christmas because you get lots of presents. Sometimes you get toys. My family is important to me. When my family gets together at Christmas we read the story about Jesus. On Christmas Eve we get a tree. We take it home and we decorate the tree. We all put lights on our tree. Then we all put icicles on our tree.

Bryan Maddy, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas because I love presents and food. I hope I will get a remote control car. The foods I like are cake, pizza, turkey and fish. I have a little Christmas tree.

Austin Wright, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like it because you get presents. I like toy presents the best. I like to give presents, too. I like opening my stocking. There are toys in them. I like watching my family open theirs, too. I see my family a lot at Christmas. I go to my grandma’s to open my presents.

Jordan Montgomery, second grade

I like Christmas because I get presents! I like to give presents more than getting presents. I like to decorate the Christmas tree. I like Christmas parties because of the food and soda. Santa comes to my house on Christmas Eve. I like that Santa eats the cookies and drinks the milk. I go to church because of the story of Christmas. I have a tradition to hide the pickle in the tree. I hate that there is no school, but I like the vacation. I love Christmas a lot!

Cheyenne Steph, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas because I get a PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Gameboy, Xbox and a Game Cube. I will get to set the Christmas tree up. Mr. and Mrs. Williams will set the presents up and at night Santa Claus will come and put more presents under the tree.

Matthew Williams, second grade

One of the things I like about Christmas is presents. I like presents because I get to play with my new stuff. The next thing I like about Christmas is getting to spend time with my family. I like to spend time with my family because we get to take a picture. Another favorite thing I like is buying a Christmas tee. I like decorating a Christmas tree because I get to put the star on top of it. Santa gets to give us gifts. This is why my favorite holiday is Christmas.

Brett Simmons, second grade

One of the reason I like Christmas is that you get cool gifts. Like bikes, scooters and all kinds of awesome stuff. Beds and pets are also things I like. Another reason I like Christmas is because you get a little bit of candy and I love candy. It is so sweet and I love sweet things. Last but not least, family fun time saves the day. We play all kinds of games. We also play in the deep snow and then come in and have hot cocoa. The best part is here. We have two trains and we play with them and they are so awesome and fun. That’s why Christmas is my favorite holiday.

Tracey Myers, second grade

One of the things I like best about Christmas is we get presents. I get big presents and they are wrapped good. The Christmas tree is cute because of the glass decorations. We go to family and friends’ houses. We play Jolly Christmas and it is almost like Duck-Duck-Goose. We go to West Virginia to see family members. I like going to North Carolina because we go to the mall.

Michelay Holland, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like it for many reasons. Santa Claus brings presents. We make cookies with reindeer on them. For the feast we have mashed potatoes, green beans and ham. On Christmas Eve we go to sleep early so Santa will come!

Rachel Donavan, second grade

One thing I like about Christmas is the presents. I get new toys and I get to see the beautiful Christas tree. Another thing I like to do at Christmas is to spend time with my family. They help us get the presents wrapped. The best part about Christmas is the cookies. I get to help make the icing and help pick out the shapes. When they are finished I get to set them out for Santa. This is why I like Christmas.

Casey Yopp, second grade

My family’s holiday tradition happens at Christmas. Every year whoever is the youngest person in the family gets to pass out the presents first. Since I am the youngest in my family I get to pass them out and open them first. I love to do that job. I am so glad that my family has such a wonderful tradition.

Kimberly Moatz, fifth grade

Religious

Christmas is my favorite holiday. Jesus was born Christmas evening. He is the nicest person in the universe. We get lots of presents and we enjoy them. We get to go sledding on hills and ride on the four wheeler. We get to see our family.

Regan Grimmett, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. It gives lots of joy. It was when God was born. He is our savior. I get to see a lot of my family at Christmas time. My family is fun. Santa leaves lots of presents under the tree. My family also brings presents. We eat lots of food. It is always good food. The Christmas lights are beautiful. I love Christmas.

Jacob Boitnott, second grade

I really like Christmas. It is one of my favorite holidays. I like to think about God. You should always think about God on Christmas. I like to sit with my family and eat food at Christmas. We have mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, turkey and a lot of other foods that I cannot think of. I love getting money. We always take it to the bank. I like any toy I get.

Callie King, second grade

I really like Christmas. Jesus was born on Christmas day. Everybody should love Jesus. I do. My sister and I love presents. We get a lot of presents and we also enjoy them. I see my family every year for Christmas. I really like it. I go sledding every year with my sister. We always have fun together. I like having fun at Christmas.

Kaitlynn Hall, second grade

One of the reasons I like Christmas is that Jesus was born on that day. I also like Christmas because you get presents. On Christmas day your parents love you. Jesus loves us all. A lot of joy is going around on Christmas day. But Jesus gives you the most joy.

Grace Huber, second grade

Togetherness

My family has many Christmas traditions. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It’s because my cousin gets to spend the night. We always get to open a present on Christmas Eve. After that we go to my grandma’s. I love to go to my grandma’s. First we eat the food we all fixed. Next we open presents. After that we go home and go to bed. I have so many more Christmas traditions than this. Merry Christmas!

Clay Linkaus, second grade

I have some Christmas traditions. On Christmas Eve we go to my aunt and uncle’s house. We open a present from a parent. We play with it until we go to bed. Every Christmas we go to my Moni and papa’s house to see family. We eat a big meal. All the women cook. The men set the table. The kids sort the presents. We talk to each other and have a lot of fun. At the end of the day we go home. I go home feeling loved and happy.

Joya Garris, second grade

On Thanksgiving, we all get together at a family member’s house. When my uncle gets there, we play games like checkers, tag, Uno and lots of other games. Then it is time to eat, but we say the blessing first. After the blessing, we eat lots of food. We eat so much that we can’t eat any more. My mom loves to make stuff, so sometimes we make a card for everyone that’s there. Sometimes people leave early so we say goodbye to the ones that are leaving. After that we get cheesecake and ice cream. That is my Thanksgiving. The best one, too!

Magan Shively, second grade

Christmas is the best holiday in the world! Do you know what the weather is like? The weather is snow. Christmas is about getting together and giving joy. At Christmas, you can drink hot cocoa and eat good food like s’mores, popcorn and chocolate.

Owen Prillaman, second grade

I like Christmas because you can get presents from Santa Claus. My favorite part is decorating our house and tree and putting the angel on top. I also like making ornaments with my family. I also like spending time with my cousins. These are some the things I love about Christmas.

Ashley White, second grade

My favorite holiday is Christmas. I like when my family comes over to my house. I like when it snows. I like going sledding in the snow. Like the toys Santa Claus gives me. I like when my mama gives me cool cars. I like when I go somewhere for Christmas. I like when I go to my grandma’s house.

Damon Camden, second grade

My favorite part of Christmas is family time. I get to hang out with my family. Every Christmas we do Christmas carols. My favorite Christmas carol is “Silent Night.” An important part about Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. I get to go to my grandparents’ house to eat lots of food. I read a Bible all day long. Some of my friends come over to celebrate. It’s fun! A drink I drink is hot chocolate and chai. I put fluff in my hot chocolate. It tastes great! Read a book with hot chocolate. When you run out of hot chocolate, get Chai tea. Put a lot of cinnamon in the chai. Chai will put you to sleep. These are the reasons I like Christmas.

Trey Vaughan, second grade

My favorite holiday tradition is going to my grandmother’s house every Christmas. I get to see my family. She lives in Georgia. I get to play my grandmother’s piano. We eat a big dinner with cake. I play with my cousins. I love going to my grandmother’s house every Christmas. I can’t wait till I go to my grandmother’s house this year.

Austin Smith, 9

My favorite holiday tradition is when my grandma and grandpa come to visit during Thanksgiving. We eat a lot of turkey. We play games and pool. We throw the football and play basketball. We go to the creek and play. We practice on my catches and throws for football. We go to some stores to shop. My grandparents visiting with my family is my favorite holiday tradition.

Josh White, 9

On Christmas Eve I go to my grandma’s. We eat and open gifts and let off fireworks. Then Mom, Dad and I go home, then we go to sleep. In the morning I wake up or my dad gets me up so we can open presents. Then my mom makes breakfast. I eat then go to my other grandparents’. Last year at my other grandparents’ my dad got a lottery tickets and won $2.

Josh Cooper, fifth grade

On Christmas and Christmas Eve, my family and I visit friends and relatives. On Christmas Eve, grandparents come to our house and we hang our beautiful ornaments and stockings, listen to Christmas music like “Jingle Bells” and watch old movies. My brother and I always wear matching pajamas on Christmas. On Christmas morning, we alternate opening gifts and give hugs, kisses and thank yous to the people who gave them to us. Then we check to see if Santa ate his cookies and drank his milk. Finally, we have a special breakfast and sadly say goodbye.

Toria Knox, fifth grade

My family’s holiday tradition is each person can choose a holiday to host at their home. For example, my aunt has the holiday of New Year’s Eve. So when it is New Year’s Eve we go to her house. There is a trick, though. She cannot have New Year’s Eve next year so she will have to pick a different holiday.

Reed Nowell, fifth grade