The Christmas Trees of Rinehardt Law How We Celebrate This Special Time of Year
Carrie: Each year I take the kids to Hobby Lobby and let them pick an ornament to add to the tree. When they are older and move out, they will take all of the ornaments they’ve selected over the years to start a tree of their own. Melanie: We never discourage our pets from spending time around the tree. A couple of our dogs got even more excited about the new tree each year than the kids did! Maybe it was because the animals loved the twinkling lights or the familiar scent of the kids’ handmade ornaments. Or maybe — like me — they just enjoyed the coziness of bringing a bit of nature inside! Avery: Every year, our family gathers to pick out a Christmas tree at the local tree farm. Without fail, this involves my dad insisting we’re underestimating the size of the tree, we siblings disagreeing, and then realizing he’s right once we get it home. However, this particular year took us all by surprise. When my dad cut the twine, the tree quickly unfolded, leaving him hilariously reenacting a scene straight out of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Once trimmed, the tree beautifully displayed all the ornaments from our sibling exchanges over the years — another memorable tradition.
end up agreeing on the same tree to chop down and take home. While there, we grab some hot chocolate and visit the reindeer. After finding the perfect tree, we stop at a local Mexican restaurant to warm up and enjoy a delicious meal together. We finish off the day by going to my home and decorating the tree! One of my favorite days of the year! John and Hillary: For many years after the tree was all decorated and lit, we would get the kids dressed in their Christmas outfits and take photos. Now that the kids are grown up, we don’t decorate a tree anymore. If we are blessed with grandchildren in the future, we hope to return to our family tradition!
Brilynn: My grandmother gifted me a Precious Moments ornament each Christmas from the year I was born until I turned 18. All of those ornaments are on our family tree. Some of them are 25 years old now! Beth: We generally try to decorate the tree together with holiday music playing in the background. We always pick up an ornament when we are on vacation to put on our tree to help remind us of our travels. We also visited Bronner’s in Frankenmuth, Michigan, and purchased quite a few glass ornaments there. In fact, we have so many ornaments that we have two
Melanie
Stephanie: My favorite tree tradition is going to Kleerview Farm every year with the entire family to choose the perfect Christmas tree. We all tend to pick our favorites to start but eventually
decorated trees: one in our living room and one in our family room.
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