I love this time of year. Over the years I have tried to fill the month of December with lots of family traditions. A few have been handed down from one side of our family or another, but we've also added a few new ones.
One of our favorite family traditions is to cut down our own Christmas tree. About two weeks before Christmas we head over to a local tree farm to hunt down our perfect tree. It's always a great adventure, going from field to field checking out the trees. "How about this one?" or "Well, maybe we s
hould get this one?" are frequently asked questions. Nathan loves helping Daddy cut down the tree. This year, Tate fell asleep in the stroller before we even got to the Christmas trees and missed the whole experience! Of course getting the tree is only half of the fun. The other half is decorating it. For me, the decorations placed on the tree all hold special memories. There are the ornaments I made in preschool and elementary school, my White House ornaments, and ornaments handmade by my great-grandmother. But my favorite o
rnaments now are probably the ones belonging to Nathan and Tate which include their first Christmas ornaments and their Hallmark ornament collection. This year Nathan picked out a Buzz Lightyear ornament from Hallmark. The final addition to the tree is always the angel, selected from my collection of Boyds Bear Tree Toppers.
rnaments now are probably the ones belonging to Nathan and Tate which include their first Christmas ornaments and their Hallmark ornament collection. This year Nathan picked out a Buzz Lightyear ornament from Hallmark. The final addition to the tree is always the angel, selected from my collection of Boyds Bear Tree Toppers. We hope that when the boys look back on their childhood Christmas's that they will have fond memories of family traditions and good times together. Maybe they will even carry on a few of our family traditions with their own children.
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