We have two decorated Christmas trees in our house, and about seven little ones, that I put near nativities, that are not decorated.
My children use the tree I purchased when I was 19 years old, when I worked at a flower shop. It is the tree I used when I was single; then I used it as the family tree (my tree) 'till I was 29. When we purchased a big one, I gave the tree to my children for them to decorate as they wished.
My children use the tree I purchased when I was 19 years old, when I worked at a flower shop. It is the tree I used when I was single; then I used it as the family tree (my tree) 'till I was 29. When we purchased a big one, I gave the tree to my children for them to decorate as they wished.
I decorate the big tree and they, the kids, do the little one. This is great because mine looks the way I want, and ornaments don't get broken; and the kids' looks the way they want, with no adult help except for the nativities. The kids' box of ornaments is a mixture of hand made and store bought ones we wanted, and ones that where given.I purposely put this tree in my front room and not the fancy one. To me this tree has a special meaning: all the ornaments are gifts or ones we made; thus all are representations of love. Two nativities sit under this tree, baby Jesus the greatest gift of love to the world.
The tree itself sits on top of a trunk I was given by my grandmother when I graduated 8th Grade. She purchased the trunk in a state of major disrepair and paid a local crafts person to restore it for me. So it, too, is a gift of love.
wow, I love this idea. thank you for sharing. We have a small tree with fiber optic lights and always get a larger real tree that the boys help dh cut down at a local farm so we may have to implement this tradition!
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