Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Christmas Traditions with Ornaments

I'm a sucker for family traditions and especially ones that occur around the holidays. There's just something about creating memories for my young family that I hope will not only continue throughout my children's childhood but maybe just maybe will be carried on to their children. At least that's the hope, the vision in my head while we participate in these simple customs. That is until my 4 year old drops a favorite ornament smashing it into tiny pieces all over the floor and decides tree decorating isn't for her and my 2 year old's adorable plastic Santa cup unbeknownst to me leaks and the hot coco spills all over the couch!! True stories, but I digress.

 I've posted about a few of our family Christmas Traditions here Advent Calendar and here Hot Chocolate Bar.

This past Sunday we put up our tree....


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 and enjoyed our hot chocolate bar...


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I wanted to share another simple Christmas family tradition we have while decorating the tree. Each child has their personalized first Christmas ornament from the year they were born. Every year these are the first ornaments put on the tree, each child puts on their ornament. Just a fun way to get the ornament decorating started!

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Do you have ornament traditions in your family? I'd love to hear about them!

Have you done the hot chocolate bar? I'd love to see photos!

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6 comments:

  1. Yes, we have ornament traditions. Each year I make a new ornament for each family member. When they get married they will have ornaments and memories to take with them to their new home. Sometimes the ornaments are the same but different colors, sometimes the same medium (like all cross stitched) and similar but not exactly the same. I make one for my hubby and I also so when the kids leave we still have memories and ornaments for our tree.

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    1. What a great idea Debbie! I love that you actually make them rather than buy them!! I also love that you make them for you and hubby to keep when the kids are gone! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Thats cute. Our tradition is that every year (this started when my husband and I got married) we buy a ornament that marks something significant our family experienced that year (a family vacation, new home, new car, new sibling) And then, when we decorate the tree, we talk about the memories surrounding each of the ornaments.

    Its an awesome trip down memory lane each year. And I love that the tree tells a story of its own with each decoration, its not just pretty, but the sentiments make it priceless.

    Patty (fanta4two.com)

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    1. Hi Patty! Thanks for sharing your family ornament tradition! What a great way to commemorate your lives together! I love that you talk about all the memories together too! And I agree the sentiments do make it priceless, it's such a conscious way to focus on the family time/memories of the holidays rather than the material aspects!

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    2. Yes, I agree! ha!

      btw, your little girls are so stinking cute! Can I just nibble on their little cheeks some!!!!

      Have a blessed holiday season :)
      Patty

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    3. Thanks Patty! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

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