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We set up for Christmas!

 

We have an ornament that has each year on it.  
We've only ever bought the ornaments twice, 2005 and 2010.

2004
(from Jake's Mom)
2005
(bought at Downtown Disney in Anaheim while with Nate and Ashley)
2006
(Jake got while studying Mandarin)
2007
(from Jake's Mom)
 2008
(from the Wood family in Korea)
 2009
(from Jake's Mom)
2010
(bought at Disney World)

Our tradition of setting up for Christmas for my birthday started in 2006.  In 2005 Jake was at Basic Training for the Army right until Christmas so we didn't get to have our own Christmas.  So 2006 rolls around and on my birthday Jake sends me to the spa and I come home to a house COMPLETELY decorated for Christmas, it was wonderful.  Thus began our tradition.

Now we just work on keeping the candy canes happy.
Malachi makes them sad by taking them all off the tree.
The girls are kind and put them all back, 
almost daily.

Comments

  1. Kurt+AmyNovember 15, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    WOW you guys set up early! I just love christmas decorations!

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  2. LydiaNovember 15, 2010 at 8:16 PM

    Haha So did we!! I LOVE it!!! So pretty!!

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  3. AnonymousNovember 15, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Lia's begging me to decorate for Christmas already but I just can't. I can't! I can't until after Thanksgiving for several reasons that don't make sense to anybody else. Hope that doesn't make me a scrooge. lol Enjoy your lovely decorations, though!!!!

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  4. BrittanyNovember 16, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    :) those are wonderful! I was so excited when I heard on the 40s channel on Siris radio that they're doing Christmas music now! The best stuff too- Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Gene Autry :) Oh it made my heart smile. I love that the candy canes are "happy" on the tree and "sad" when they're taken off--smart thinking!

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  5. MarlyseNovember 16, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    UM! I CAN'T believe how LONG Jake's hair is getting!!! Crazy!

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