My family is really into Christmas ornaments and has been as long as I can remember. Ever since my siblings and I were born, we’ve all received an ornament each year before Christmas, so we have quite the collections at this point. And whenever we travel somewhere fun or notable, a Christmas ornament is usually the souvenir my mom buys. I’ve grown to really appreciate this tradition in our family because the ornament collections that have grown from it are now extremely telling of the people to whom they belong. My brother’s consists of trains, my sister’s of cats, and mine of angels, books, and literary characters (are you surprised?). I love that I can look at our tree now and see so much of each family member. I can learn about them and their stories from the ornaments they’ve received over the years. And I know even a mild observer would know a few important things about me after looking at my collection. Here are a few of my favorites from over the years. 

The March Girls
Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy from Little Women. Still one of my favorite books, and these sweet ornaments still charm me when I pull them out every year.

From left to right: Jo, Meg, Beth, Amy. There's actual velvet and lace on their clothes!

The Ireland angel, as is likely evident. And yes, that is an ornament of Aubie in a graduation cap and gown in the background there.