One tradition that I began with my first child actually started from a gift that I received.  A dear friend gave me a clay ornament with my son’s name on it.  I loved it so much that I decided to get one for him each year. 

Every fall I attend the Clothesline Fair in Prairie Grove and I purchase clay ornaments from Clay Creations.  I buy one for each child. The ornament has the current year and their name on it.  I also purchase one that is a family ornament.    My goal is for each child to have an ornament from birth to age 18.  Something they can use on their Christmas tree as a reminder of their childhood.  And I will keep the family ornament on my tree.  There is something so warming to the heart each year when I open my box of clay ornaments and place them on the tree.  I joke with the ladies of Clay Creations every year, giving them a countdown of when they are allowed to retire.  My daughter is 7, so they have a few years to go yet.

The traditions you start don’t have to be an ornament.  It can be anything.  Maybe you will start a wine glass collection, a Razorback mug collection, aprons, golf balls, etc.  The possibilities are endless, but the memories you make will last forever.

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