Ornaments... and Christmas in our home!

We finally got all of our Christmas decorations up last night!

One of my favorite things to do is decorate the tree.  I didn't realize it, but I guess ornaments are kinda a hobby of mine.  It started in 2002, when I gave Steve an ornament of us for our first "dating" Christmas together.  I continued to give him one every year, with a picture in it that resembled whatever that year meant to us most.  It's since turned into a family tradition, with our latest 2010 ornament being a picture of our new little family.

Our Cali road trip to see Pearl Jam 3x

aka

Baby Moon

aka

Two year wedding anniversary trip

This years, 2010, is of our new, own family!

Last year I blogged about every ornament I've given him since 2002.  If you have any desire to go back and read about it then click HERE.

Another thing that I started doing years ago was collecting an ornament from a new place, typically when traveling.  I have one from Seattle, Hawaii, San Francisco, & Carlsbad so far.  Dang, I need to travel more often!  :)

Here's one from Hawaii - our Honeymoon

And another from Kauai, to be more specific.

And of course, Carlsbad. 

I also noticed we have quite a variety of ASU ones... go figure.  

Given to me by mom for my graduation in 2004

Another graduation gift from Steve's

 Aunt Sue & Uncle Bob

We have six of these!

And two of these!

And really, every ornament has a story behind it.  I found myself laughing at the two ornaments I got at a Christmas exchange party last year (not my pick of the litter!) and smiling from ear to ear at an ornament my sister Laurie gave us two years ago... it was a doggie ornament that said, "Steve, Jenny & Ginger."  I was smiling because Ginger was truly our first "kid" and I love that she's still here to be a pet to our real kid now.  It makes my heart all warm knowing that our family has expanded.

Enough about ornaments!  Here's pictures of the new things in our house this year.  And, I'm holding out on ordering stockings with our names embroidered until baby #2, since I don't want him/her having the oddball stocking that doesn't match.  And no, there's no baby #2 on the way, I'm just thinking ahead!  :)

Willow Tree Nativity Set

...this is about 1/3rd of the whole set, I'll get there!

Go Colts!

New Ornaments:

A fav of 2009 - me pregnant!

 Random, but couldn't resist taking

this pic of Gingie today.  

Steve's "musical" tree he had in college

You've gotta see the ornaments on this tree.

Here's a few!

What I'm reading:

"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."

W.T. Ellis