Lara Spencer on reindeer food and filled stockings

Living in Greenwich, CT with husband David Heffenreffer and kids David ‘Duff’, 5, and Katherine ‘Kate’ Paige, 3, The Insider host Lara Spencer, 38, shares their Christmas traditions.

Christmas Eve, I fill their stockings with so many little goodies that they practically fall off the mantel. When the kids wake, they peek over the stairs and the first thing they see are the stockings overflowing. That’s how you know Santa came.

We leave reindeer food — glitter and pencil shavings — on the lawnthe night before. It may seem silly, but these are the traditions thatmade Christmas special to me. I want to give that to my kids. I want togive my kids the holiday experience I had.

Source: People Extra, Holiday issue, p.18

Comments

Wow this is so cool! I live in Greenwich, and although I have never personally met or seen Laura this was very cute. Thanks CBB, I’ll have to check that issue of People out!

- Sarah on November 30th, 2007

Duff Heffenreffer–what a name!!

- Ashley on November 30th, 2007

I never knew she was a mom. Cuties.

- Callen on November 30th, 2007

Duff’s just a nickname; he is a David, so they use it to differentiate him from Daddy

- Jaclyn on November 30th, 2007

We use glitter and oatmeal flakes instead of the pencil shavings – the reindeer seem to enjoy this combo better

- Donna on December 2nd, 2007