Every year we get a new Christmas ornament for each boy. I try to look for something representative of who they are or what they like. The hunt for the right ornament takes awhile--to think, to look, and to find something that's a reasonable price.
So far, Camden has a new baby ornament(1st Christmas), a motorcycle(1 yr), Lightning McQueen (2 yrs), a Spinosaurus (3 yrs), a Captain America (4 yrs), and he choose Toothless this year, though he considered getting a new carnivore dinosaur each year until he had all the ones he wanted. Eesh. We found a small toy Toothless and will add a hook to it, though, so he decided on Toothless this year.
Nate has the new baby (1st Christmas), a puppy with a toolbox (1 yr), a Crayola bear coloring with sidewalk chalk (2 yrs), and a steam shovel (3 yrs) to represent Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel.
Mckay is tricky for me. When I think of him, I just think "soft, squishy, happy". Kinda hard to find an ornament that represents that! Last year, I found a plush elephant ornament that was so cute. And now he LOVES elephants! Funny how that worked out. But, he also loves his blanket, so I'm planning on getting a small scrap of the minky fabric to make a little blanket ornament for him.
This is such a fun tradition for me! And when boys get married, they get to take the ornaments with them. :) Glad that's a LONG way off.
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