December is a very busy month with parties & lots of festivities. Macy had a Christmas recital this month...even though she was nervous, she did a great job. The "new" has worn off the piano lessons & we do have to remind her to practice, but she does enjoy it & seems to be good at it.
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We also had our school Christmas play-the fifth graders have parts & the rest of the grades get to sing as supporting cast. You can see the excitement in the pictures...and these were the best I had to chose from. Being in Montessori, Jack sang a couple of songs at the beginning & then came & sat with us...or actually crawled under the chair in front of us & watched from the floor at someone's feet. Afterward, there was cookies and hot chocolate to enjoy-YUM!
Decorating the tree...brings memories of loved ones to mind. With the exception of the glass balls, not one of our ornaments was purchased by us-all were gifts from family & friends that love us. Some are from our first year of marriage, 2 that we picked from my parent's tree to place on our own...some are from Grandma Dovie's travels...but the majority are from a tradition we started with some of our closest friends. Every year we mail ornaments to each family & wait with excitement to see what each has chosen...and every year it's fun to reminisce as we pull out the ornaments.
Some years are traditional...
Some years are funny...
And, some years are just beautiful...
Some ornaments remind us of friendships that have changed, friends we don't have much contact with but still love...
Some are stark reminders of how fast time has gone by...
And all together they make for a very beautiful, love-filled tree.
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