This is what we get for letting Small Boy choose his own Christmas ornaments!
The 2005 selection:
This was actually his keepsake from our Yellowstone trip. He could have had a stuffed bear, or a wolf, but he wanted this:
And the 2006 selection. To add insult to kitchiness, this may be the most expensive ornament on our tree.
The tree in its entirety, however, wears the occaisional kitsch well I think:
Yes, those are real candles and yes, we are going to have live fire on our tree. I've been Swissified; I don't know if I'll ever be able to go back to lights again. Even knowing that R set himself on fire as a child one Christmas - Grossvati deftly extinguished him and R bears no scars and seems to think the whole incident is a rite-of-passage story or something - we're lighting candles on our tree. It's simply lovely. And we've got a bucket of water and a blanket to hand.
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I love the real candles too - and I mean about setting myself on fire - who gets a new plush pullover as a christmas present - wears it the whole evening of course and then walks backward into the tree? Almost deserves catching fire and being rolled into a carpet by dad. :-)
merry christmas everybody
Well, that third ornament is VERY interesting indeed.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and crossing my fingers that nothing gets set alight. :-)
Those are actually some cool ornaments. Is that second one an Airstream travel trailer?
Christina - those are Santa's knees! Santa's KNEES. :-)
Junebee - that is indeed a travel trailor. It says "Home is where you hookup."
Your tree is lovely. Is it a fir? What variety?
Wonderful tree decoration. Belated Merry Christmas and wish you an affectionate Happy New year.
I actually really like Small Boy's ornament choice! I love trees that have a personal touch to them...
Just popped by to wish you and your family a happy and healthy new year!
Elizabeth - it's called a Nordmann, I don't know what that would be in English.
Betsy - yes, personal touch indeed. We'd never get into Martha Stewart Living, that's for sure. But I like it.
Happy holidays and New Year to everybody!
I put real candels (red ones!) on my tree too. I grew up with so many wonderful German traditions and can't kick them. They're too lovely!
Christina (US) - I read you do adevent too. We dropped the ball on advent this year, but that's such a great tradition for little ones especially. I especially like the German filling the shoes with chocolate - the Swiss don't do that.
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