Ornaments 2011

Ornaments are a big deal in our house. Our very first Christmas, the wife gave me a snowman ornament and every year since then we have exchanged one ornament a year. Naturally, we are passing the tradition on to Annie so she has amassed 6 ornaments of her own. After 20 Christmases we are getting very near the point where there isn't a single ornament on our tree that does not evoke a year, a place and a memory.

Here is Annie in the act of scuffing a 23-year-old ornament that has survived since my pre-marital days without a scratch. I'm fine with it. REALLY (grrrrrrrrrr).

This year's ornaments wrapped and under the tree:

Annie checking out past years' ornaments:

First, Annie's turn:

Then Mommy:

Then Daddy:

Daddy's 2011 ornament to Mommy: A bedazzled Starfish:

Mommy's 2011 ornament to Annie: A bird in a bedazzled wire birdcage:

Daddy's 2011 Ornament to Annie: A beach in a globe (sand and shells):

Mommy's 2011 ornament to Daddy: A blown glass seashell:

Possibly one of the greatest traditions ever!