~Decorating The Tree~

I love this tradition, decorating the tree. It is always fun to get out the ornaments and visit the memories created from them. Last year the family allowed me to use white lights, and beautiful balls in wonderful warm colors and shapes. I loved the tree, but there seemed to be something missing, the family ornaments. This year as we were getting everything out, the girls asked if we could do it the old way. As we unwrapped all the old ornaments it was fun to see all the ones we have bought over the years just for the girls and talk about them together. Every year they get a new one, I try to find them one that goes along with what they have been into over the year. This year Raychel has been crazy for owls and Jolene loves squirrels. I think I went into every store and little shop and actually found them the perfect ornaments to represent their year. The owl and the squirrel.

~Decorating the tree~

I love getting out all the Christmas containers

going through them and remembering when we

got the items, where we got them, or who gave them to us,

and then putting them

and all the memories out with them!

I think it is one of my favorite days of the year!

We have so much fun decorating the tree together.

Raychel was a huge help setting up tree this year, it

is nice to have the extra help! We ended up setting

it up while Ward was out hunting, then we put the

lights up and decorated it for family home

evening! This year we changed it up, we

tired white lights and colored balls. I have wanted

to do balls for a few years now but wasn't sure

I was ready to leave all the cute little ornaments

behind. We pulled out some of the favorites to add

to the "new" look! I really like our new ornaments.

I am still in love with our tree. The girls asked how old

our tree was, it is 15 years old, and just as beautiful!

I love how big, tall and full it is!

Tree Decorating

The reason for the season

Our Dear Saviors Birth...

I love watching the girls decorate the tree

It is always a huge event!
Decorating the tree takes awhile as the
girls study each ornament and remember
it from the year before


They get so excited, even though the
decorations are as old as they are,

they usually give a helping hand and

decided together how the finished

tree should look

I love our tree topper, it a just a star

but "it is was the heavenly sign of

promise long ages ago, God promises a savior

for the world and the star was a sign of the

fulfillment of that promise.

The countless shining stars at

night....one for each man---

now show the burning hope of

all mankind." Unknown

And we can't forget the picture to

show off their great work.