Our tradition for the past five years has been to paint a special box for the new year's memories. As the year goes on, we slip in various souvenirs, cards, tickets, and other memories, and then at the end of the year, we enjoy going through all that we've collected.
As we perused and painted this year, we talked about 2009, and the collective conclusion is that it's been our best year so far. It was the year that gave us Miles, and a myriad of other great blessings -- health, trips, experiences, lessons, and fun. We're so thankful!
Some of the items from our 2009 box...
As Strider was looking through the whole box, his main comment was, "Man, I can't wait until March Madness again." The rest of us, though, had plenty of other memories that we enjoyed looking at.Then we worked on our 2010 box. Colsen's first question was, "Can we paint our heads like last year?"
Last year, I happened to be wearing the same exact sweater.... and was super-pregnant. This year I'm happy to report I'm about 30 pounds lighter.... and have this smiley guy who's ready to join in the fun:
At the end of the painting, we had a couple of messy kids:
...and another box to line up with our others!
What will 2010 hold?
...and another box to line up with our others!What will 2010 hold?
One of your very coolest traditions -- and you have a LOT of very cool traditions!!
ReplyDeleteI love that Strider is sitting up on top of the table. :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea! Can I steal it?!
ReplyDeleteOK, seriously, between yours and Karin's ideas, we're going to have SO many traditions to uphold each year!! I LOVE this idea!! totally stealing it:) So fun!
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