Christmas Memories!

I've been sitting here looking at some of my Christmas decorations. I don't have many! I realized that the ones I keep have a real sentimetal value to me. I think it is interesting that Christmas time brings so many memories and most of them I cherish! So I thought I would share some of them with you.

This is a very special piece for me. I am almost "idolistic" when my kids touch or play with it. I remember one Christmas we went to New Mexico to visit my Grandma for christmas. She has since passed away but I remember she had a Santa and Baby Jesus exactly like this one one her coffee table. One morning I got up before everyone else, and she was up sitting on the couch and we sat in the dark with the Christmas tree lights shining and we talked about life and stuff. It was wonderful. She held the little baby Jesus, and she told me how special he was to her and how much He has changed her life. So when I saw the statue in the ceramic store I knew I had to buy it. My Mom and I both painted them together which added another memory. It brings back such good memories.



This decoration has significant meaning behind it. One year my sister Chelsie (who passed away 18 months ago)made this for me. She was probably only 13 or 14 and was so proud of herself. It was probably one of her first crafts she ever made and it took a long time to make. She didn't even wait until Christmas to give it to me. She said, "I am sure you will want to use it this year." And then year after year she would come to my house and just sit by it and watch the lights. If you look really close, at the bottom are little people playing in the snow. I just love it, it makes me remember all the fun times my family and I shared in the snow.



This was the first christmas decoration that we recieved. At our wedding reception someone gave it to us for a gift and I don't even know who it was. But I love it. If you look close you can see the broken twigs from all the loving kids who want to get a closer look.



This is a sweet gift that one of my best friends gave me! Thanks Jen! It was at a time in our lives when we both had no money. We were all going to school and trying to learn how to be mothers. She used to make gifts like this for all the neighbors and didn't even keep one for herself. She has always been generous to everyone around her. It just reminds me of sweet peaceful days.



These are our stockings. I LOVE THEM because they bring back so many memories of my childhood Christmas's. When I was growing up my Mom us each stocking with felt cutouts on them. We each loved the symbol on our stocking. I was a santa. My mom told me that her mom made her stockings just like that too. So I decided that I wanted to make some just like them for my kids. SO I did. They don't look as beautiful and cute as some of the stockings that I have seen but they bring alot of memories back for me.