As we were decorating the Christmas Tree yesterday, Abby observed that our tree represents our family history. The ornaments hanging from its (admittedly faux) branches remind us of different people and different times in our lives.
The angel at the top of our tree was given to Abby from Brian's mother. She used to have an entire tree decorated with angels like this one.
Jacob picked out this ornament when he was about five years old. It reminds me of when he was little(er).
Hannah's baby ornament. All of our children have a precious moments ornament from the year of their birth.
We made these ribbon candy ornaments last year for our own tree and for gifts. The kids had so much fun making these.
This was my "baby ornament" and has hung on my tree for a long, long time.
An ornament mom made one year out of matchboxes.
An angel ornament mom made. Our trees were always decorated in red and white.
An ornament mom made for me to commemorate my favorite toy.
Each of the kids have a tree in their bedrooms to decorate with their own ornaments.
Though it's hard, I do not interfere with their decorating efforts. When they were toddlers, all the ornaments ended up on two or three branches! Now that Hope is older, she is starting to spread them around a bit.
Wreaths to hang on the (inside) doors.
Our nativity set from my childhood. This set has a story behind it which always reminds me that people are more important than things.
The nativity set from Brian's childhood, given to us two years ago.
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