Cute and Crazy Crandalls: Years of Christmas Memories

I came across an entry on my friend Lisa's blog the other day and I can't stop thinking about it. She (like me) finds herself sometimes envious of other people's "perfect" Christmas trees. Someday..... ahhhhh.... I will have the perfectly decorated tree in my front window.... but wait.

As we decorate our tree each year it is SO fun to look at the ornaments that have been accumulated over the years and re-live the memories each brings. How sad will I be when my kids are grown and they take their little tree treasures with them? VERY sad.

This year our tree is especially great since the bottom 1/3 is empty. Well, I have a 13 month old... what can I say??

So for now I will appreciate our crazy looking tree... because it is a tree filled with memories and love.

Here are a few I thought I would share with you...

A souvenier from our missions to Canada.

Our wedding anniversary is the end of November. One year we took a one night getaway to Park City. At 2 AM the back of the hotel caught fire, and we spent the rest of the night in the Janitor's office with about 30 other guests. And... we still had to pay for the room. Awesome. This was a souvenier we found on Main Street the next day. We laugh at it every year!