Welcome to the 2016 Christmas Ornament Show and Tell! This link party comes from some of my favorite bloggers - Justine with Full Hands Full Heart, Johannah from The Sirois Family, Beth from Our Pretty Little Girls, Stephanie from Wife Mommy Me and Heather from My Glittery Heart.
This month I have been keeping busy on the blog writing about all things Christmas. Be sure to check out:
So here are some of our favorite ornaments...
We try to pick up an ornament on each of our trips. This Thanksgiving we bought this cute Santa at the World of Coca Cola in Atlanta.
We have several of these homemade popsicle stick ornaments made and decorated by Michael's Dad.
We have lots of photo frames on the tree...I try to add one every year. Here's our Christmas card picture from 2015. And a passport to represent our love of travel.
In November 2001, we went to New York City. It was a special trip for several reasons - I was pregnant with Grace and NYC was recovering from 9/11. And we bought lots of ornaments while we lived in England, like this tea cup and the Corgi below.
Grace and Jack both have a little collection of Hallmark ornaments to represent their first few years.
This little American Girl doll ornament is special for several reasons. My mom gave it to Grace before we even knew what AG dolls and stories were. Now my mom has passed away, and little did we know how much Grace would love these dolls for so many years. It was her main Christmas gift each year from age 5 until age 10.
Michael has a few ornaments on the tree that don't quite blend with the rest - an LSU Tiger and an Elvis. They kind of represent his quirky sense of humor in our family!
A few more ornaments from our travels
A squirrel from England
We bought some of our absolute favorite ornaments from the Christmas markets in Berlin (2012) and Vienna (2013). These glass ornaments are unique and so pretty.
I've gotta represent my occasional love of Starbucks!
We were so happy to return to the USA in 2014, and this flag represents that!
Another ornament from our travels - Dubai!
Remember when Prince George was born in 2013?
Here are an ornament from Paris and our photo from 2004. Look at those precious dolls!
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Tuesday Talk
Tanya! Your ornaments are amazing! I love how you bought ornaments when were traveling. The glass ornaments are probably my favorites. I think they are just beautiful. And the American Girl ornament reminds me that I didn't put my AG ornament on the tree this year and I don't remember seeing it in the box! Now I need to find it!! Thank you so much for linking up with us today =)
ReplyDeleteYour ornaments are AWESOME! Y'all have really traveled ALOT! I love it!
ReplyDeleteBen and I went to Paris a few years ago! I wish I would have gotten an ornament!
I love this post and seeing your ornaments!! The story about your mom and the AG dolls is precious!!
ReplyDeleteLoved seeing some of your ornaments and reading the stories behind them! I wish I had done a better job of putting pictures in frame ornaments! I actually found the ornament we bought in Hawaii a few years ago and STILL haven't put it on the tree! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are so neat! I love an ornament with a memory behind it! You may be the only person I know with a Dubai ornament!!
ReplyDeleteTanya- your tree is absolutely stunning!! So neat that you have so many ornaments representing all of the amazing places you have lived and visited!! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice collection!
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