tradition of the ornament exchange

every year jessie, jonathan, crystal, jason, tif, john, scotty and i get together and we have an ornament exchange. we draw names, usually in october when we have our pumpkin carving party, and then we go out and buy/make ornaments for the person whose name we've drawn. we are so lucky that tif and john are willing to continue on this tradition even though they've moved away. it makes our get-together even more exciting because we get a visit from them!



everyone had a great time at the exchange and it was fun to see all of the ornaments. some were quite interesting, especially this year since we included our kids. i think that i got the most memorable one, thanks to jax. what a little sweety, he picked it out all by himself.



my very own rainbow trout christmas tree ornament! i'm so glad we have such great friends and that we have these special traditions with them. i'm reminded of a saying i once heard, something like, "there are people who come into your life and go quickly, and then there are those that leave footprints all over your heart." i probably butchered that, but you get the idea. these are friends that we'll have forever. we love you guys!





p.s. sorry about the red eye