Turley Christmas Tradition

We give our children an ornament every year for Christmas. Their name and the year is written on each ornament. Each child has their own box that they keep their ornaments in. Every year when we get the Christmas decorations out they are responsible for hanging their ornaments on the tree. It is fun to watch & listen as they remember the year they got certain ornaments or why they got that ornament that year. When Christmas is over they also take down each of their ornaments and carefully wrap them in paper towel or newspaper and place them back in the box for safekeeping. This is also where they keep ornaments made in school, scouts and so on. The idea is that someday when they leave home they will get to take their box of ornaments with them. We hope that as they begin to decorate their own tree someday that they will be reminded of some great Christmas memories from their childhood and home.

Submitted by the Richard Turley family (Jerry,Oliver)