Continuing with Christmas Memories

Thinking about Christmas as a child, there are so many special memories that I hope I won't forget. My Uncle Elmore has been in the hospital recently and as I was thinking about Christmas and about him, I remember how he must have really enjoyed Christmas. A lot of my remembrances include him. I guess I was in the first or second grade and remember waking up very early in the morning (Christmas morning) to someone being at our door. It was before daylight and my Uncle Elmore was there and maybe other family members too, but anyway, he came over to see if Santa had come to see us. Franky and I were so excited! Franky got a wagon and I got a bride doll! I am sure my Mom and Dad were not too happy about getting us up that early, but that was okay.

Uncle Elmore would always tell us to look outside on Christmas Eve. He would think he had heard Santa and the reindeer. All the children would run to the door and take a look up in the sky and we would get concerned that we needed to go to bed just in case Santa was almost there.

I don't have pictures of me as a child, but I have pictures of Sam and I have included a very cute one of him probably getting this cowboy outfit for Christmas. I will have to ask him if he remembers this particular Christmas. (I just ask him and he tells me this was about 1952 or 1953. He does know that this is his cousin Charles beside him.

I remember all of the fruit and candy at my Granny's house on Christmas Eve. The raisens were still attached to a stem and I just loved those chocolate covered cherries. At Christmas time, at church, the children would all receive a gift of fruit. Usually a white bag with one orange, one apple, a candy cane, and some nuts still in the shell.

On a little later note, I have included a picture of Uncle Frank, dressed as Santa Claus holding John. John is 11 months old and looks pretty unsure about Santa.

A very special memory as our children were growing up in Pawtuckett, was the anticipation of how Larry Hendrix would decorate his roof and house. I have included one of those special Christmas scenes.