...how lovely are your lights! So, after 15 Christmases, we now have colored lights. We've always had white lights (because of my preference), but this year, thanks to Target's white lights being sold out, we now have colored lights, and twinkling ones at that! (Twinkling vs. blinking...twinkling lights have just a few lights on the strand that blink.) So, it was Jason's lucky day. It actually looks great! Here's our tree and some of my favorite ornaments.
Ta-da...
From our honeymoon...
(Guess where we went!)
Our first Christmas together...
(1995...married 9 days!)
My first Christmas pregnant...
(1999...this ornament was made by the Brookwood community.)
Our first family ornament...
(We have one for each year dating back to 2000.)
Contains letters to Santa...
Nail...
(Reminds us that Jesus's birthday serves a purpose, He was crucified for my sins, for your sins.)
Love the Hallmark family ornaments...
(Every year, we add Mom, Dad, Son & 2 Daughters.)
Grandma gives the kids Hallmark Grandson & Granddaughter ornaments each year...
I LOVE snowmen...
Each year, I try to add one snowman ornament.
Maybe my favorite ornaments...
Homemade by the kids!
Did you know that the tradition of the Christmas Tree dates back to the 16th century? Legend has it that Martin Luther began the tradition of decorating trees to celebrate Christmas. One crisp Christmas Eve, about the year 1500, he was walking through snow-covered woods and was struck by the beauty of a group of small evergreens. Their branches, dusted with snow, shimmered in the moonlight. When he got home, he set up a little fir tree indoors so he could share this story with his children. He decorated it with candles, which he lighted in honor of Christ's birth.
Happy Decorating!
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