Why I love our Christmas tree

I know theme trees are the "in" thing, but I love that our tree is a hodgepodge of many special ornaments. The pictures aren't that great, but you get the idea:

an ornament I got at an ornament shower given to me by my college friends the Christmas before I got married

this one hung on my grandparent's tree

JMU!

this one was given to Rick by his grandmother right after he was born

(his birthday is Dec. 21)

no Hokie fan's tree is complete without the Hokie Bird!

my Nanny gives me a bell every year

an ornament from Martha's Vineyard, where we went on our honeymoon

Abby's creation

Rick's creation, age 5

Baby's first Christmas--Abby

Baby's first Christmas--Steph

Baby's first Christmas--Andrew