Just for fun, I’m going to take you on a quick tour of our main Christmas tree.  I suppose you could say there are a few themes going on here and of course running is one of the big ones!

RunnerGirlPicOrnamentRunnerGirlOrnament

262Ornament

GottaRunOrnament

PROrnament

RunnerFigureOrnament

WeightLifterReindeerOrnament

I worked on this stuffed Santa during my lunch break for weeks as a surprise for Bill for our first tree after we were married…

HandmadeSantaOrnament

Remembering the very first Hallmark ornament my parents gave to me my freshman year of college…

BetsyClarkOrnament

Honoring our home state…

VirginiaOrnament

Remembering fondly where we spent our first two years of marriage…

UtahOrnament

And our third year…

ColoradoOrnament

Embracing my farm-girl roots…

FarmerOrnament

Eggshell ornament I made the year before we were married…

AngelEggShellOrnament

Another eggshell ornament I made…  Yeah, I can be crafty when I want to be!

SantaEggShellOrnament

Reminding us of the beach…

SandDollar

Joseph made this angel for us in preschool…

JosephOrnament

And Daniel made a candy cane for us when he was in preschool…

DanielOrnament

And of course one of many Virginia Tech ornaments that eventually found their way to the basement tree…

FightingGobblerOrnament

Remembering why we are celebrating this holiday…

MaryJosephJesusOrnament

And possibly my favorite tree trimming tradition involves these two doves that Daniel and I hang together every year.  When he was away at college, I’d decorate the tree, but keep these two doves off until he got home so we could hang them together…

ChristmasDoveOrnaments

DoveOrnament
Merry Christmas!

  • Questions:
  • Where do you put your children’s homemade ornaments, proudly on the front of your tree or do you hide them on the back?  ~  Proudly on the front, but I only kept the most special ones.
  • What’s the oldest holiday decoration you own and from what holiday is it?
  • Are you thinking about your 2014 fitness goals?