Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Where's "The Pickle"?

 Hiding the Pickle on the Christmas tree is a tradition our family has had since the boys were small toddlers.  The boys would rush down the steps to find the pickle.  Whoever found the pickle got an extra gift, so of course they tripped over one another to get to the tree first.  Winning the pickle prize was quite an accomplishment.
The typical prize would be a game or toy the boys could share.
As they grew, the pickle prize lost it's luster.
The boys no longer cared if they won the prize or not.
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This year the Pickle Prize was $40.00
It's amazing how the mention of prize money will have teenagers moving at the speed of light.
But I hid the Pickle really, really well….
The tree almost tipped over….
and they searched and searched….
and we have a winner!!
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28 pretty purplexing comments:

  1. DH and I need a pickle! In fact, I was sure my family would have bought us one for our tree this year. I can't wait to pass that tradition on to my kids someday. Merry Christmas!

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  2. Merry Christmas!!! It is a very fun tradition and I am sure our boys will pass it along when the have children too.

    ~Tami
    Sent from Tami's iPhone

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  3. Wow! $40.00 for a pickle. Nice. I've seen pickle ornaments for sale, but I don't know much about the tradition.

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  4. Not being familiar with the tradition I thought you would use a real pickle. Nice tradition.

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  5. Not being familiar with the tradition I thought you would use a real pickle. Nice tradition.

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  6. I find it so funny that this is a German tradition and we never heard of it before we came to the US! My mom has a pickle in her tree and each year the girls from her work go crazy trying to find it at the annual Christmas party! ;)

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  7. That's one tradition that got past us, too (and we are German, too!) It sounds fun :)

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  8. So, is the pickle an ORNAMENT, or do you hang a smelly old dill right on your tree?

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  9. That is funny, Susi. Maybe it's an older tradition that just didn't stay over the generations. Germany still does the shoes at the door and that is something the US doesn't do. What other traditions do Germans do that the US doesn't?

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  10. HAHA! That would get a bit sticky.

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  11. Last year was $20.00. Unfortunately the price of inflation called for the price of the pickle to double. :-)

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  12. How fun! A much better tradition than that creepy Elf on a Shelf! I hope you had a Merry Christmas, Tami!

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  13. I'm not a fan of the Elf either. LoL! Even though two of us were sick, we still had a wonderful day! I hope your's was lovely too!! xo

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  14. It really is fun! Our prizes just had to adapt with the ages of the boys. :)

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  15. We're sick, too! I'm at the tail end, but I think my husband is going through the worst of it now. We did have a good time, watching Downton Abbey re-runs and got Chinese food. lol

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  16. LOL. Awesome.. and I will not to self what a motivator $40 can be for teenage boys. My mom just let me know that she has a pickle that she had intended to hide, but forgot in all the excitement. seems we need a motivator prize for the hiding part too. LOL

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  17. Last year I forgot to hide the pickle. I quickly did it while the boys were unwrapping gifts. That's where the $$ idea came from. I forgot to buy the gift too!! The winner got the $20 that was in my wallet. LOL

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  18. That is so cool! I have a pickle on my tree but we never did that tradition....

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  19. What a great tradition! I have never heard of that but now i kinda want to start doing it!

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  20. LOL! Hide the pickle? I've never heard of this before. I know my son would absolutely knock the tree over.

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  21. I really thought our tree would tip! Teenagers do not care what is in their when there is money involved! haha!

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  22. You have to Audrey! Your boys will love it. And you can buy a tractor hot-wheel as the prize!

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  23. You have to do it next Christmas! Trust me, it's a lot of fun!

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  24. We had Chinese food on Christmas Eve. ;-)

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  25. I never heard of the Christmas Pickle until a few years ago. I love the idea! I would definitely find a pickle for $40!!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS xoxo

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  26. Love the photos!! :) Merry, Christmas, Tami! Xoxox
    My friend has the same tradition with her children!
    Hope your week has been wonderful!

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  27. I'd find the pickle for less. Money is money! LOL!!

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  28. Do you not worry your tree will topple over? Lol
    I have never heard of such a tradition, but what fun memories your boys must have from doing this :) And I agree, the mention of money will get kids moving for sure!
    There'd be nothing left of my tree if I started this tradition hahaha maybe I could work it into the clean-up after Xmas, tidy your stuff to find the prize...P.S. I love all the sporting pictures on your wall, they look great!!

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