Ever since I was a sparkle in my parents eye I have received 1 special ornament each year to commemorate that year and things I had accomplished. And of course I have several from each year including gifts from friends, school projects and random ones picked up along the way. My mom started a list documenting each one and the year I received them which I continue to add to each year. When I moved out on my own my mom gave me a huge box with all my ornaments for my tree so I can continue on the tradition in my home. It was wonderful to start out my own Christmas tree with this precious tradition that I hold dear to my heart.
When I met Gus he didn't have one ornament so I have spent the past 5 years collecting them for him and giving them to him in his Christmas stocking each year to celebrate him, his accomplishments and interests that year. I think he is more excited to find ornaments than I am sometimes and he picks them out in the most random places all year long. Now that we are married we buy combo ornaments and most years we collect several, this year we have a few, one remembering our trip to San Francisco, and pretty soon we will have one arriving to celebrate our 1st year as parents (it's on order).
It is my extreme pleasure to start this tradition for Taylor and to commemorate each year of his life with special ornaments. This year he had 2, both which were given to him by my mom before he was born. His first is a small white rattle with "Baby's 1st Christmas" and his second is a Dr Seuss stack of books that came with a stack of books for him at my baby shower! Gus and I made sure they were among the 1st to go on the tree!
