What is your stocking tradition?

We were having a conversation with friends last night about Christmas stockings.  Each family seems to have their own way of doing this.  One of our friends recalled that they opened the stockings first and that all the really great things were in there, it was the jackpot!  Another friend recalled that the stockings were always filled with cheap dime-store stuff and the good stuff was under the tree.  Growing up, my husband and I both had knit stockings, either made by someone or bought - but unlike the quilted ones our daughters have, they stretched to a greedy capacity, especially with an orange in the toe.  His family opened them first, while mine saved them for last.  My stocking always had candy inside of it and even our family dog had a stocking with little toys and treats that I fondly remember opening and showing her.

What is the stocking tradition that you remember or that you have in your home?

Comments

[Sharon]

THNX Tricia,
going to take this one to an Open House this wknd!! Happy Holidays :-)