As in years past, we put Christmas lights up outside… ok, well, Dan did this. And, it took an entire day because he had lots of mini-breaks to watch football games and chat with neighbors.
We made and decorated Christmas cookies. And that was both an exhausting and hilarious experience with two very eager “little” helpers. See previous blog post.
We put beautiful holiday decorations up around the house. We hung stockings from the fireplace mantel. And, we picked out and decorated a Christmas tree… only this year, the tree decorations were a bit different. For one, they only covered 1/3 of the tree... and, 50% of those decorations were on the bottom third of the tree. Our tree also had some very special ornaments on it this year.
Some very special people gifted us with the most amazing ornaments this year… all including pictures of Matteo. I couldn’t help but cry when I first saw them. They were beautiful, heartfelt, and perfect. They are truly so special to us… both the people who sent them and the ornaments. :)
While it continues to be beyond heartbreaking that Matteo isn’t here WITH us… it is a beautiful thing to see his little face all over our Christmas tree. It is a wonderful feeling to know other people are thinking of him and us during the holiday season. And, while he will never again hold the Christmas stocking with his name embroidered on it… we will continue to hang it from our fireplace mantel each and every year. And, he will ALWAYS be a part of our Christmas holiday.
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2 comments:
Your tree was beautiful. How wonderfully touching that your friends remembered Matteo with photo ornaments for your tree. I think hanging his stocking every year is a wonderful way to honor him as well.
Beautiful ornaments!
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