Our New Year’s Family Tree

Every year Christmas is celebrated with the erection of the infamous Christmas tree, adorned with beautiful decorations as a celebration and recognition of Christ’s birth.   An angel or star is often placed at the top of the tree representing the host of angels or the Star of Bethlehem to celebrate our savior.

Our family is on our annual vacation in Tennessee for the New Year.  The town is still seeping with holiday spirit and the cabin is snowy and feeling like Christmas.  In the spirit of the New Year we came up with a way to celebrate the New Year, Christmas and our family that everyone was crazy about.   Erect a new year’s tree that represented our family.

Payton, the eldest and only son, was in charge of locating and chopping down our family tree.   Shay, the youngest daughter, was in charge of our tree topper and tree stand.  The family decided what the process, decorations and New Year’s Tree meant to us.

Red Bow Tree Topper – represents the tie that binds our family

The blender tree stand – represents our blended family

Finding and cutting the tree – represents finding a new path and leaving old habits behind

Gold Balls – represent the growth our family will experience in the New Year

Candy Canes – represent a J for Jesus:  our resolution as a family to have more Jesus in our lives for the New Year