We have kept a good advent vigil, and now it is Christmas Eve! The waiting is almost over, and it is time to prepare for the celebration! We cut our tree yesterday and left it to dry until we could decorate it today. This is what it looked like before we got started. The children made the snowflakes in the background last weekend.
First we put the angel on top. We bought this angel from the dollar store for our first Christmas together, in 1995. She has held up amazingly well all these years!
Each year we get a new family ornament. This year's ornament came as a "thank you" from one of the charities we've supported. It depicts the Holy Family.
We received this ornament as a gift last year; a precious reminder that our daughter is still a part of our family, and her memory is included in our celebrations! She would have been almost 18 months old this Christmas. 
All the ornaments from years past are hung. The lights are there, too, although we will not light the tree until after vigil Mass tonight. This year the tree is not as "bottom heavy" as it usually is, now that the older kids can reach up higher! I already miss the days when all the ornaments ended up hung at toddler height!
This is actually the first good picture I've gotten of all the children since Mary was born!
I pray that all of you will have a safe and peaceful Christmas! God bless!
1 comment:
I remember how we used to wait until Christmas Eve to put up the tree when we were at my grandparent's house for Christmas. I never feel like we get to have ours up long enough as it is. I don't think I would be able to wait until Christmas Eve.
It looks like you all had a great time :).
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