When is the Perfect Time to Open Christmas Presents?

We are nearing the big day.  The day we wait for all year round.  Christmas!  Every family does something different, but let's face it, we all have our Christmas present traditions.

So when the holiday rolls around and the day is here, how do you do your Christmas presents?  When do you open them.?

Do you have a special tradition?  Do you open all your gifts on Christmas Eve and just do Santa gifts on Christmas Day? Do you open all your presents on Christmas?

When I was a kid we would go to my Dad's mom's house, my Meme and Papa's and we would celebrate Christmas with them.  Then on Christmas Day, we would open all our presents just me, mom, dad and my brother.  Then after that we would go to my other grandmother's house and do Christmas dinner and open gifts with the entire family.

Now, on Christmas Eve we gather at my mom's house.  I let E open one of his gifts which usually consists of PJs and a small gift.  Then we eat tamales for dinner and make hot chocolate and just hang out.  Then on Christmas morning all the kids come running out of the rooms and we tear into Christmas.

That's usually how we open gifts.

So what does your family do when it comes to opening presents?