December 20th - A special gift

Since the first year Jason and I were married, my Grandma and Grandpa Ferrin have been giving us special gifts each Christmas. They started us on our first Christmas with this:

Madelyn broke this ornament on her second Christmas when she was 14 months old, but Jason expertly fixed it, and you can't even tell.

Every Christmas a couple of weeks before the 25th, we receive a package from Grandma and Grandpa with standing instructions that we can open it when we get it. It is, of course the only present that can be opened before the big day! The kids have begun to really enjoy seeing what new ornament or decoration we have received. We have gotten beautiful ornaments, a manger scene, and even a matchbox music box (which is JJ's favorite this year).

This is what we received this year:

I love this tradition that my Grandparents have given us, because now, 11 Christmases later, we can look around to all of the beautiful things that grace our home because of their gifts. What a special thing for us...probably something we will do for our grandkids when they get married!