Today we had a fun afternoon decorating our Christmas trees...yes, that's plural. We have our main tree and then a "Baylor U" themed smaller tree. On our main tree, we have everything from our 1st ornaments to our collection of yearly chosen ornaments. Decorating this tree is similar to looking through a photo album for me. I carefully unwrap each ornament and love the surprise behind every package. I find silly ornaments, handmade ornaments, travel ornaments from all over the world, and ornaments carefully selected from friends/family. Every ornament is marked with the giver and year it was given. Thus, we have special ornaments like a silver cross from our Godson Ricky, a candy cane man from our first Christmas in our home together, and a clown from my Mom in 1980 that she got in Minneapolis while trying to get on a plane to make it home for Christmas (just to name a few). This year was even more special since Cade was excited to unwrap and "peek" inside at each ornament. He was a huge helper and we gave him several to hang up that were not breakable and were not in the shape of balls, hahaha. He enjoyed one from Nana/Papa that was a train, several snowmen from years past, anything that made noise or had bells, and a "humpty dumpty" one that had moving arms/legs. I think he thought he was in a toy shop! It is fun to see him get into it. We laughed when Charles found two ornaments that had pictures of us as kids. Charles asked Cade who was in the picture of the one of him in 1986, and Cade replied, "That's you Daddy". When he showed him the pic of me in 3rd grade, Cade replied, "That's my friend Daddy." His reaction really shows Cade's personality. He truly has never met a stranger! He clearly didn't recognize me in the photo, but rather than say "I don't know" or shake his head, he replied with his "friend". What a genuine spirit my little boy has! We also smiled when we came across our old '94 Honda Accord key. That little white car gave us lots of miles and memories! Two of my favorite ornaments this year were from my Gangaw Watts. One was a Sebastian toy from "The Little Mermaid". We got this during Christmas time from a McDonald's happy meal in 1988. Gangaw loved to take us to the "Big M". The other was a chili pepper cowboy she picked out in 1996. Made me laugh because Gangaw was as country as they come. Once all the ornaments are on the tree, we save the best for last and everyone gets to put up their own "Baby's 1st Ornament". Cade enjoyed opening his up and looking at the picture of him as a baby in it. Last but not least, Cade helped Charles put the Angel on the top. We had a great time, and loved all the memories. Our other tree is a smaller one with only Baylor ornaments on it. This includes any ornaments from Baylor, Baylor Football, Alpha Chi Omega, or special memories from our college days. The Angel on top of that tree is the Angel that my parents used when they were first married. She is my favorite angel.
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