This morning I read THIS POST by Janiel at the Three Gnomes blog, and it was so interesting that I decided to shamelessly lift her idea for my own tree tour.
Earlier in the year I was admiring the perfectly styled snowflake tree in the Pottery Barn catalog but Mitch turned up his nose and said he loves our trees the most. We do have a pretty sweet collection of ornaments that we’ve slowly built up over the years. Care to take a peek?
Here’s the tree itself. This is how it looks to me if I’m not wearing my glasses.
This is my oldest ornament. I bought it the Christmas after Mitch left on his mission at the Hallmark by Pegasus Records (where we met.)
I think we bought these on our 6th anniversary- on a date to Thanksgiving Point. Are they the cutest ornaments in the world? No, but come on! They had our names on them. Not that easy to find.
This year, Owen chose a vintage plane. He’s obsessed with WWII fighters and planes in general. He’s only 7, but I’m making a prediction that he will join the Air Force in the future. We’ll see IF I’m right and IF I can handle being a military mama. {{{{{ weeps }}}}}
Mia collects the flower fairies (this rose fairy reminds me of her… that’s how it started.) The Mistletoe Fairy sold out this year, so she went with the Bone Daddy instead.
He matches another favorite of mine…
Mitch chose an olive wood nativity… and I got the vintage glass bells peeking through there on the right.
Some other classics from the collection…
Photo ornament made by Mia’s Sunbeam teacher when she was three. awwwww.
Spoiled Princess Kitty.
Peanut Kitty with Hitler Mustache. (the year we made peanut ornaments was the best. Some real winners were created to be cherished forever.)
love this tiny owl.
Han Solo! What does he have to do with Christmas? Not one thing, except that my little boy wanted him and that was enough for me. Plus, he’s handsome.
Last night we wrapped the family gifts and tucked them away under the tree.
Nothing like waiting till the last minute. We’re ALMOST ready to roll… how bout you?
