Trimming the Tree

My dad had set the tree up while I was in Boston and added the lights, angel and plain gold ornaments. It was a much-appreciated start, but didn't look quite finished. So today I decided to pull out all my ornaments and finish the job. I hadn't set eyes on any of my ornaments in two years since last year we were living with Blake's parents and all my decorations were in storage, so in a way it was like a walk down memory lane.

I quickly realized there were three major groups of ornaments ...

1. Star Wars (I am the proud owner of not one, but two Death Stars).

2. Florida State (Can one really ever have enough FSU ornaments?)

3. Keepsakes, both from our own childhoods (or at least Blake's) as well as from throughout our marriage and the birth of the girls.

These are a few of my favorites in this category ...

Baby's 1st Christmas for both Evie and Darcy.

This butterfly ornament my dad bought me from Bronner's in Frankenmuth, MI, when we were living in Saginaw.

This one from Blake's mom, which applies to both Blake and I since we are both the youngest in our families.

 

Evie's favorite was this Santa booty that farts. Sigh. Like father, like daughter. She kept saying, "Watch Mommy!" and she'd push the button and crack up at the noises.

Here's the finished product. Pretty nice, I think!