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"The FAMILY TREE"
2010.12.04
Larry puts out tree up and on ornaments on the tree with great care and love
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The oldest ornament, made for Amy's first Christmas when she was 2 months old
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A family portrait ornament, 20 years after the first one
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And now the grandchildren in Cozumel 2009, with their ornament from the Christmas we "gave" them the trip
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Every year, the ornaments signified something special - like the year we gave John his first computer - now he's an tech man for Kellogg Company!
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Two of many hand-made wooden ornaments that my brother John made for us over the years
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The Christmas egg ornament from 1990 when Larry's parents celebrated their 50th anniversary!
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Our newest ornament from Cozumel this year - we always write the place and date somewhere on the piece so we don't forget
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An American flag heart from 2001, to signify the Sept 11 bombing in NYC
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A pink "Mickey Ears" tiara and veil from this year when we took John, his wife Allison, and their two little princesses to DisneyWorld
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The White House reminds us of the time we got to tour it and the Oval Office when Bill Clinton from Arkansas was the President of the US
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We always buy an ornament from every trip we take, like this one from the US Virgin Islands
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This beautiful Fontanini glass globe ornament was a gift from our best friends to symbolize the true meaning of the season - the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ
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Our Christmas Tree is really our Family Tree, because it tells the entire story of us in ornaments! Every Christmas has new things to hang on the tree - travel, events, occasions, etc. When we look at it, it brings back so many wonderful memories of us, our children, and now our grandchildren.
I know this is a long post, but I wanted to document our family history through our Christmas tree!
I know this is a long post, but I wanted to document our family history through our Christmas tree!
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Lovely set ! Warm and tender feeling .
bandg8 · 2010-12-03: 22:21
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Sweet, great et.
joycephotography · 2010-12-03: 23:02
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Love it! There is a story and quite a bit of prayer in your tree as well! Thanks for sharing, Brenda!
365edgar · 2010-12-03: 23:05
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Quite a collection you have there! How fun it must be to get them out every year and reminisce. Lovely post, Brenda!
lookagain · 2010-12-03: 23:41
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this is a story of love, adventures and family memories :) wonderful set. We go out for our annual Christmas tree on Sunday. When we decorate our tree I will look at our history of ornaments differently :) thanks for sharing
beth0110 · 2010-12-03: 23:58
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What an amazing tree. Great idea Brenda!
????? · 2010-12-04: 00:18
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Lovely post! Christmas is a special family time that we celebrate in many memorable ways!
darfoster · 2010-12-04: 00:33
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Wonderful tree.... so many memories and a very special way to celebrate every year. I still have the decorations my children made at nursery school...and they take pride of place every year
cariad · 2010-12-04: 03:02
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Great tradition there! I wish I had had the foresight. Very nice post.
RayNvb · 2010-12-04: 08:13
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What a great tradition!
Ole365 · 2010-12-04: 08:19
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I always love a Christmas tree that tells a story and has the "sentimental" ornaments!
juliearnold93 · 2010-12-04: 08:40
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What a wonderful family tradition! I love decorations that have a story behind them. Your children and grandchildren must be excited when they see all those memories displayed on your Christmas tree! Do they continue this tradition with their own families?
ArtBee · 2010-12-04: 09:34
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Great photo's, Christmas is so much fun!
mrmeliska · 2010-12-04: 10:22
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Lovely pics Brenda. I LOVE Christmas and it was fun to see catch a glimpse of yours. I HAD to add #2 to my favourites (of course!). : )
inspiredimages · 2010-12-04: 15:08
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Oh how wonderful this set is! how could anyone not enjoy decorating a Christmas tree! they involve so many memories of special times shared! thanks for sharing this set with us my friend. :-)
????? · 2010-12-04: 17:38
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what a fabulous post, I enjoyed each and every ornatment and decoration~ how special each one of these must be to you (and you have a beautiful family!)
urmysunshine · 2010-12-04: 20:31
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Lovely family tradition, and love that you mentioned the true meaning of Christmas.
wildduck · 2010-12-05: 07:16
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beautiful beautiful and beautiful :) this have always a lot of good times in family :) X-MAS SPIRIT ^_^
onlyricky · 2010-12-05: 07:22
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Our family tree is similarly adorned with memories...and of course the collection grows year by year.. lovely post!
McMommy · 2010-12-05: 10:40
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OMG! I've never seen such a curious Christmas tree. I love it!
????? · 2010-12-05: 13:50
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What a treasure of a tree.
MoMac · 2010-12-05: 17:19
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I always hated putting up Christmas ornaments because we had SOOOO many of them! Now, with my own family starting life memories, I cherish our history, and the new history we're making. Neat post, Mom.
jtnelso · 2010-12-06: 10:48
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What a wonderful post - I love your decorations! :-)
girafferacing · 2010-12-06: 13:46
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