Our Tree

This post was one of my favorites to put together. I absolutely love decorating the Christmas tree every year. It is so personal and special to look through the boxes of ornaments that have been collected through years. Each one has a story- especially if your family is the kind that gets a new ornament every year to place on the tree.  My husband's family is that way, so he has quite a collection of wonderful and interesting pieces. He has so many that our tree will look so different from year to year because we can put a different combination of ornaments up every year and the tree will never look the same! We also have a box of his great grandmother's ornaments which are so fun to look through. Most of them were handmade which makes them even more special. Now all I need is to get some of my childhood ornaments to place on our tree!

This was our second tree together, since the first year we were married we moved at Christmas time so we didn't have one.

Enjoy some photos of our decorating fun :) 

I am a sucker for a real tree. We grew up getting real trees and there is just something so wonderful about the way they smell, the way they look-a fake tree will never compare for me. I had so much fun picking out just the one I wanted. I found this adorable, short and fat tree and knew it was perfect. Sean wasn't so sure at first but I just felt like it would make me happy every time I looked at it. It may be a little sparse in places, but I love it. Yes, I even like to give my trees a hug. Ahhhhh Christmas :)

Here is the box of vintage ornaments. Swoon.

How cute is this little soldier and pretty lace angel?

Here are our 'Awkward Family Photos' haha! Just look at those smiles!

Aaaand, a nice one :)

Decorating the tree is exhausting work, do you know.

Thank you for being nostalgic with me for a bit! I hope you have a simply lovely Friday.
God Bless,
KJA

John 1:4-5
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

^Wearing:

^{Top, Skirt- Target}

^{Necklace- Charlotte Russe}

^{Belt- Vintage}

^{Tights-Gifted to me by my lovely sister :)}