Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Our Christmas Tree Tells a Story

Decorating the Christmas tree has always been one of my very favorite things about the holiday! I love the lights and the star up top, but the best part is unpacking each ornament and placing it on the tree!

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Growing up, Mom got us an ornament every year. I would look forward to the {Hallmark} ornament catalog each fall so I could pick the ones I liked! It was fun when I was younger going through the big box of ornaments and then picking out the ones that were mine. And then for our first married Christmas, Mom gave me a box of all my ornaments so we would have some to put on our tree. I love having a tree with lots of ornaments and even more so when I know all the ornaments are special memories from years past!

My first Christmas ornament- 1984SAM_6982

My second Christmas
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There are several ornaments in between these—but I didn’t want to bore you with photos of all 27 ornaments! This one is from 1992 when I became a second-time big sister.
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My fourth grade ornament. Though I’m not certain, I am sure this was the ornament for the year because I really enjoyed my art classes!SAM_7050

I started playing the cello in 5th grade, so this was my ornament for the
Christmas of 1994.
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I got this {non-hallmark} ornament during high school in honor of my Kirstin American doll that I had when I was younger.SAM_7046

From the junior year—what girl doesn’t like shopping!? SAM_7221

And my favorite ornaments from high school are my Mickey Mouse marching band ornaments—from Daisy as the drum major to Pluto playing the triangle with his tail! A new ornament came out each year, so this collection actually extended into my college years, which is appropriate considering I still played in the marching band in college. {keep your dumb band jokes to yourself. Marching band *IS* awesome and especially *my* high school band. We have more first place trophies than your dumb sport...}n34304436_32658205_3408

Of course, there are several ornaments from the years from Beauty and the Beast.SAM_7045SAM_7224

We’ve continued this tradition ever since we’ve gotten married too! Some have been gifts and we’ve picked a few ourselves. And no worries, we added several Derek-friendly ornaments too—Spiderman, Donatello, a poker table.

Our official First Christmas ornamentSAM_7225

Our fun First Christmas ornamentSAM_7008

Our 2007 ornament—the year we got our kitty, Mia. This cat even looks like her!SAM_7041

Our ornament after becoming first time parents in 2008—after we experienced first hand all the demands babies have around the clock!SAM_7049

Our First Home ornament- when we bought our first home in 2009SAM_6999

Our ornament from 2010 that I picked up at the NASA visitor center when we visited Texas. I also have the ornament from Denmark that Julie got me, but I put it in a special place so I wouldn’t lose it—and I’ve done exactly that… it’s around here somewhere!
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I just love this tradition SO much that I’ve started collecting pictures for the kids too! This is Jackson holding his ornament from his first Christmas. Wouldn't it be neat if I could get a picture of him holding it each year?! Hopefully I remember to do that!
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I let Jackson put all of his ornaments on the tree and they all ended up in this tiny area. They, of course, no longer reside there thanks to a certain little sister who likes to eat play with them.SAM_7058

This is Jackson’s ornament from this year. I just couldn’t resist the red helmet! It reminds me of the Chiefs helmet Jackson loves to wear all the time.SAM_7243

And Belle’s. Of course, it will actually  be her picture inside once I get a few! The little tag says, “so much cute in one little package!” It’s like they knew my daughter when they designed it! :)SAM_7239

Does your Christmas tree tell a story? What are your favorite ornaments?

1 comment:

  1. So fun!!!!! :) I remember mom buying the band ones!!!

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