When Cole and I got married our Christmas tree looked quite pitiful.  Most newly wed couples do not have an abundance of ornaments.  So we decided that we would buy an ornament for our kids each Christmas and one day we will give them these awesome keepsakes to start their first tree.  Some are just cute ornaments, but we usually try to find ones that remind us of our children for that year.

Going through their old ornaments is our kid's favorite part of decorating for Christmas.  They each have their own tupperware bin with each of their ornaments wrapped and boxed - each box is labeled with the year.  They are so gentle with their ornaments, hanging each in a special place.  They each have their favorite!  

When we started this, we never thought it would mean this much to our kid's.  I am so glad that we have this tradition.  

Here are 2012's ornaments...