Most of our Christmas decorations are up and adorning the house and spreading their fair amount of cheer and jolly. We couldn't decorate the Christmas tree without the family receiving their new Christmas ornament. Each year I pick out a new glass blown ornament for each family member. I try to find an ornament that somehow represents each recipient's year. It doesn't always work out that way and sometimes it is a bit of a stretch. I am not sure how the kids feel about the tradition, but I LOVE it. And maybe someday when they are married with families of their own, they will be decorating their own Christmas trees. They will come across these ornaments and remember their life in 2011.
My ornament is this beautiful natvitiy scene. Doesn't have any direct relationship to my year, but I have a thing for nativities.
Dad got a pretzel. I food theme is always a sure bet with him, plus a pretzel seemed sort of Germanic (work with me here, people).
Little Helmut got this awesome fish on a line. He had a summer full of fishing and loves the sport. It seemed like an obvious pick for him.
Josh got this cute record spinning monkey DJ. Not sure what it has to do with his year, but I liked it.
Samantha got this colorful gingerbread house. She loves to make gingerbread houses and is really good at it. Plus, she is as sweet as candy...sometimes.
I love your Christmas ornament tradition. And, your children will be thankful for your thoughtfulness when they have families of their own. A lovely idea....maybe it is not too late to start....for myself, I mean.
Posted by: rebecca ellis | December 04, 2011 at 09:37 PM