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Talk of the Neighborhood

What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Article by Andrea Maddock, Janet McAfee Realtor

Photography by Andrea Maddock

Originally published in Kirkwood City Lifestyle

Anne Schwermer - For my four oldest grandkids, I put a "Save the Date" in their stockings, and we all go out and do something they want to do for the day.

Virgene Tyrrell - I had a huge box of collectible cookie cutters. The kids would make sugar cookies at Christmas, and we had a contest for who decorated their cookies the best.

Mindy Kramer - We have started a new tradition of taking our kids to the New Cathedral for Christmas Mass.

Annie Hedrick - Santa coming to visit!

Keli Richards, owner of Embroider The Occasion - On Christmas Eve, my sisters and I spend the night at my parents' house with our kids, wearing matching pajamas. When we wake up on Christmas morning, everyone unwraps their gifts together.

Kelly Smith, owner of Blooms In Yellow - We go to the Ritz-Carlton for teddy bear tea with our girls. My sister and a good friend started doing it with their girls when they were four, and they are now in college; my daughter has been going with me for 18 years. The girls still get their faces painted and eat cookies.

Sean and Millie Darroch - My sister and I have our own themed Christmas trees; I have snowmen, and she has Santas. We will make our daughter, Caroline, her own candy cane Christmas tree.

Ann Meyer and Chris Conley, sisters and owners of Project 2 - One of our favorite traditions was with our dad. The three of us would go Christmas shopping for everybody one night a year. We would have dinner and would always throw in a few extra things for ourselves when we cleaned out the stores. It was the highlight of the season!

Chris Welsch and Robin Krueger - We visit a friend's house for cocktails and then dine at the Charcoal House.

Jon Kuhlmann - My favorite holiday tradition is spending Christmas Eve with my kids, and then we wake up early to make them cinnamon rolls before opening presents.