Ornaments

In early December, our fake tree came out of storage after a couple of years. We set it up in the basement near the fireplace, so Santa would have easy access.

Somehow, the tree had grown a lot in two years in storage. Or maybe it's just that the Texas home had 13 foot ceilings and the new basement has only 7 foot ceilings. And the tree is 7.5 feet tall. We had to bend the very top over to get it to fit.


Every year for Christmas since the year of his birth, Tim has received a new ornament for the tree from his parents. These were carefully collected and saved, and by the time we were married they could happily cover our first married tree. Now that we have a giant Texas tree, we have plenty of space for many more years, and we've picked up the tradition ourselves and for Jonathan.

So what sorts of ornaments does one collect in so many years?

Ornaments to celebrate occasions. Wedding ornaments. Storks. Baby's first ornaments.


Cute ornaments. Santa Claus. Candy canes. Mice playing drums.


Odd ornaments. A Christmas carrot. Christmas pig.

Location ornaments. Montana. Oregon. Oxford. Texas.

Merchandising ornaments. Chuck E Cheese himself. Santa eating McDonald's fries. Buzz Lightyear. Princess Leah.


Let's say we have an eclectic tree.


Awesome tradition, though.

Merry Christmas to you.