It all started with the snowman ornaments I gave Jamie our first Christmas together when we were barely dating. Every year his mom makes his chocolate birthday cake from scratch and bakes it in a snowman pan. It's always delicious and really cute. Since snowmen seem to be the annual birthday theme, the ornaments only seemed appropriate.
Then came the Christmas after Jamie'd proposed and we were buried in wedding plans. This cute little ornament was a fun find the day after Christmas that year and reminded me of all the joy and anticipation when Jamie asked me to marry him.
This special ornament is the last ornament Grandma Betty gave us. She gave each of us grandchildren an ornament every Christmas. Aunt Kathy was super kind and helped Grandma search high and low for an ornament with "2006" on it - the year we were going to marry but since it was 2005, none were to be found. In the end, she and Grandma wrote the year and Grandma signed it.
This ornament graced the top of our wedding cake instead of a traditional cake topper. It was meant to be!
These ornaments we picked up on trips as married folks. This is what we do. Travel and collect Christmas ornaments. We don't collect coffee mugs on our trips. Just Christmas ornaments. It makes for a full and fabulous tree. And every year when we decorate the tree, we get to relive all the trips and adventures we've taken together.
Several cool ornaments are handmade gifts from friends and family. Each one is precious because of all the time and love.
Sometimes we spot ornaments too cute to pass up and have to add them to the collection. The glass goldfish swam on our tree a couple years before the Shubunkins ever swam in our family room. Wonder how long the barn, rooster and windmill will roost in the branches before they're on our future acreage?
So when you look at our Christmas tree, you see the story of our lives together. And if I may say so myself, it's a beautiful life. Praise God!
Love it! And I still have the angels you made for us!
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