I have two. The year I got a Schwinn bicycle for Christmas. It was alreay put together and sitting by the tree on Christmas morning. Well ya know I just HAD to sit on it! Me and the bike toppled over into the coffee table and broke it!

The second,my twin sister and I got a pair of red leotards (tights) for Christmas AND a sled!

My dad took us out riding on the sled in our little Christmas dresses and leotards. I fell off the the sled halfway down the hill, what fun and tore my new red leotards to shreds! My mom was none to happy, but dang, my dad and I...well that big azz smile on our faces...priceless!

Aww cute stories. I have a twin too

I have no good memories from my childhood.

However, I do have some from my daughter's childhood.

ME TOO
I would not like the holidays at all if it weren't for my daughter

Twins rock! There are 3 sets in my family!!

Let's hear 'em!!

Sorry, Bug. I kinda prefer to keep them to myself since, at this point, they are all I have.

Understood.....

*THUMP!*

Thanks Keith! Let's hear yours, I know you got 'em.

I remember when I was quite young (maybe 5 years old), I got a Tinkertoy carpenter set for a present. You know, the plastic oversized hammer, screwdrivers, etc. I loved that thing!

Little did I realize at that time how it would shape my future life and career.

I remember when I was seven, and I had told my Mom that I wanted Santa to wrap my gifts for me that year. I felt it would be more like getting a present, ya know. I mean, you get all the other gifts wrapped up, so I was certain wouldn't mind doing that for me. My Mom said she would tell him and all was well.

Until Christmas morning...and I walk into the living room and their are no gifts staring me in the face. I got upset and almost cried cause I thought Santa had forgotten me. My Mom just smiled, though was laughing inside, and reminded me that Santa just did what I asked him to do...which was to wrap the gifts. I calmed down and opened up my presents. Needless to say, Santa never wrapped any gifts for me after that.

I have so many wonderful memories of Christmas past...from childhood and from when my children were growing up!

I think overall, the favorite memory of all is just the family getting together and everyone talking at the same time, hearing the laughter, hearing the greetings as people showed up at the house...then there was always the "kids" table!!

My most precious memory though, was of Christmas of 2006 as it was the year my son came home from Colorado for Christmas. He was a snowboarder so he generally worked over the busy season. He had not been home for 8 years over the holiday season...that Christmas will always, without a doubt, be the most precious memory of all...he is with us in spirit now for Christmas.

I think one of the funniest Christmas memories, although, at the time it was not even funny...I have 3 brothers and one year two of them talked me into looking for the Christmas presents...not a good idea. I found them and we looked at all of them...and then Mom took them all back to the store. We laugh about it now...and we always seem to talk about it when we get together too!

I mostly cannot remember too many gifts, yet, the family times are clear in my mind...

Merry Christmas to each and every person who accepts it!

I do remember those! Back when toys were designed to make you use your imagination and perhaps, provide you with the tools for a bright future!

Yeah, now I've got thousands of dollars worth of the real thing in my truck and garage!

(((Lighthouse)) Thanks for sharing!

Sweet story!!

once, on Christmas day, my grandfather hitched up the horses and loaded the trailer with straw bales and took all us grandkids on a hay ride. We went to all the neighbor farms and sang Christmas carols

One of the churches in town do something similar to that here. Always look like they're havin' the best time!

That's something I've never done, but I always thought would be a fun thing to do.