our tree tradition

we have a tree tradition that we've been doing since Austin & i started dating. it's been really fun and every year adds another great memory to our tree. like the one from the year we went to Hawaii. and the one that Dawnelle gave us when we found out we were being given the special gift of parenthood. each year everyone in the family gets to pick out a new ornament of their own. the first one was a Harley Davidson ball that i gave to Austin the Christmas he proposed. my favorite is the one we bought our first married Christmas together. we found it in a cool little store in lehi with lots of fun knick knacks and such. it's a golden frog with a crown. i fell in love with it the moment i saw it.
well, now we've included the children in this tradition and it's always interesting to see what they choose. One year Wesley chose a red ornament with glitter that looks like a corkscrew. he says it's his drill ornament.
that same year Ian chose the biggest ornament he could find. it's an old fashioned looking glass ball that is about 10 inches long (it's the first thing that catches your eye when you look at the tree).
this year we found the childrens' ornaments at Kmart and they are so darling. the boys both picked little wooden airplanes and Fiona found a crocheted teddy bear. we chose a wooden pull-toy penguin for Lydia and modgepodged her pic onto it (for each child on their first Christmas i like to put up an ornament with their picture). Austin and i are still looking for an ornament; i think it will be goal of our date night this weekend and I'll keep you updated as soon as we find the perfect one. here's the pics of this year picks. enjoy.