Decorating our First CHRISTMAS Tree 😍
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- We were so excited to decorate for our first Christmas that we started a little early this year. We spend most of the day shopping at different stores for the perfect decorations, then we made our apartment all cozy for the winter. Maui was VERY interested in everything and has been trying to take the ornaments off since we put it up😅
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I had my wedding dress turned into a tree skirt. Absolutely love seeing it each Christmas and it looks like a blanket of snow below the tree. Our ornaments are from all of our family vacations and special ones we get our kids each year.
That's a great idea.
Wow, that's a neat idea! I don't think I have heard of that before.
What a lovely idea.
A Christmas tradition we started the first year we were married was to purchase 1 hallmark ornament each year that had some memory from the year. For instance if we got a new dog or new house we would get that ornament there are some other ornaments that I would let the kids pick out. Now we have been married 34 years we remember each year as we put up the tree. Hopefully I can pass these down to my kids one day and they will remember this tradition. Happy first Christmas 🎄
We have always done the samething. So we now have 16 special Hallmark ornaments. (Actually a couple more than 16, I got new baby ones with each child, and first Christmas for each child).
We bought a special ornament every year to highlight what happened during the year(new baby, new pet) it's so fun to look at all of them every year. We've been married 25 years and we love looking at all of our memories every Christmas.
Decorating for Christmas with someone you love is the absolute best!
I use a tree skirt, but I’ve seen super cute metal baskets that people put their trees in! Also cute tradition my boyfriend & I do, we get each other an ornament every year that either reminds us of each other or something they enjoy! My sister does paw prints of her dogs each year & her and her husband have a tree dedicated just to their pups!
The tree looks beautiful!! Ya'll could get like a tree skirt to go on the bottom. We put up our Christmas tree before Thanksgiving too, I'm with Trace I like to enjoy it. Our cats were curious like Maui when we put our tree up too.
There’s something about a white cat that is SO beautiful!! 😽Love you guys! 🎄
We put our tree up before Thanksgiving. We get an ornament when on vacation. Looking at those ornaments brings back all the memories. We always have nativity scene under our tree.
Happy Thanksgiving Trace and Lydia from Phoenix Arizona, our first Christmas was in Colorado Springs CO, my husband Terry was in the Army and we where at Fort Carlson Army base. We could not go home (Kentucky) for Christmas so we had soldiers over for dinner that had no family to celebrate Christmas Day so we became family. I was 4 months pregnant and it was my first time away from home for the holidays so I cried a lot when I was alone so my husband would not feel bad. Terry and I have been married 40 years this coming February and he is my best friend. I love watching your channel and you both are in my daily thoughts and prayers. 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️
It is so sweet how Maui wants to be a part of all the decorating.
I’m 77 years old and I just love y’all. Y’all are both so sweet. Be safe
What you need to do is every trip
You Make be it home or abroad, buy a new tree decoration. Makes it so fun each year putting the tree up with great memories!!
Love the tree y'all!!!
My husband and I have bought a new ornament every year since we started dating and we write the year on it. Then, when we had kids, we did the same for them and now our 1st grandson, of course, with their names and year on it.. A tradition that I pray my kids carry on with their families!!!
We are hardcore about decorating after Thanksgiving.
It’s a tradition the whole family. (5 kids and honey and I) get in on.
My twin girls do an advent calendar count down every year.
We decorated gingerbread houses and do lots of baking as our traditions.
Enjoy making your own traditions as a married couple.
Jesus is the reason we celebrate! Keep that as your center and you will never go wrong or be overbooked for this wonderful season.
❤-Rebecca
It’s called a Christmas Tree Skirt. Walmart sells really cute ones!!!!
So does Lowes I have seen nice ones there
Our first Christmas, 49 years ago, we were a poor military couple so I made felt ornaments & decorated them, and also I painted wood ornaments. You two are such a sweet couple. Merry Christmas to you both!
So much memories in your homemade ornaments. I bet their beautiful.
Great job, beautiful tree! Thanks for sharing this time with me. Tradition from this Ole Lady, I've been married to my High School Sweetheart after I graduated college. We got a first year ornament, I stored it away in a special box of it's own. Then each year after that we would be given a gift of another ornament and if not, we would go pick one out for that that year. Now I have 45 ornaments! One for each year we have been married, This was fun. Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday Jesus.
Our tree was up before Thanksgiving too. Our 1st Christmas, we celebrated Christmas Eve with my husband's Family, and Christmas Day with my Family.
Such cool memories purchasing our tree, and the trimmings for our tree. The most important thing is remembering Christ's Birth, and being together.
We were married Dec. 28th, so we waited almost a year to celebrate our 1st Christmas together as a married couple!
So Thankful for my husband and the 49 years God has given us to share life together!
We are so blessed!
💖💖💖Amen!!! Jesus is the Reason for the Season!!....Great job!! and we celebrate Jesus All year so anytime you decorate in his honor is a Good thing!!
Take it down a notch it's just decorating for Christmas it's fun it's festive......
We put ours up on Saturday so our grandbabies could help decorate. An ornament every year would be my suggestion. Looking back over the years you get to remember each one. Merry Christmas to you both!!
a train set big enough to go under the tree is traditional here in Ireland and it is great fun plus it keeps the kids happy whenever they call over to your place
When we first got married 22 years ago, it was all about older ornaments when we were kids. Now that we have our babies, I changed to each year has a color and theme for the tree but I save the items and reuse for years to come. The only thing we get (in the theme)is we get a new ornament for the year each. Plus we celebrate our loved ones that have passed with their special ornament.
Sour apple spray👌...is what we spray on the Christmas tree to keep our cat from eating the branches 🙏🐾. Might be helpful 😃
Every week I see you both I love watching you together May God bless all your families 💗
November 1st is when we start decorating for Christmas and we collect a Christmas ornament from every where we go on vacation. That way we can remember or reminse as the years go on. It's fun and we love it. Have fun in decorating. Lots of love to you both. BIG HUGS ❤💚🙏
We made a Christmas photo wreath and added our pictures to it as the years go by as our family grew and grew, it's a wonderful way to save memories ❤️
A tradition we started later and WISH we had done earlier was new ornaments every year. We had one engraved with two hearts and our names and wedding date. I’ve also seen people post pictures of keys from each home they lived in with a tag with dates and address written on it. We also made it a holiday tradition to go out the day after Christmas every year with $100 to buy discounted Christmas for the next year.
Cats and Christmas Trees 🎄 are like Peanut butter and Jelly 😹😹 Maui is going to have a Great Christmas season
This will be mine & my sweet hubby’s 43rd married Christmases. We started a tradition of buying a dated ornament every year. Haven’t missed a year🥰
I love Maui! Such a special kitty. Also saw you both at your church last week. All the little kids just love Lydia! You are such a cute couple!
I think tree skirts always make the look of the tree so much more beautiful, so I always use a tree skirt 🎄🤗🎄 Even if you put baskets underneath, I think the tree skirt will still make it even more beautiful 😉
You've probably already thought of this, but definitely commemorative ornament 🤗 First Christmas together as married. There are really cute personalized ornaments to find on Amazon 🙂
Mid 1970’s married PFC Marine - income was $900/mo. Yep. Real tree. I think we bought a box of ornaments. We had gotten some candy canes and Peter Paul Mounds/almond joy individually wrapped. We put ornament hooks on them and hung them in the tree. People who came over thought it was so cool. And enjoyed taking candy off the tree. I guess one could say we’ve come a long way since those days. Looks like y’all are doing a great job on your selections. Is it really as close to the day as it sounded? Wow. Merry Ho-Ho-Mas!!
Every year my hubby and I get a new ornament for the tree. Adds a personal touch. Also we get hot chocolate and drive around looking at the Christmas lights. We always decorate the weekend after November 22nd (cause that’s my husbands birthday). But totally the earlier the better
Really cute. Definitely watch your cat. Ours did chew the lights and ruined them but she never climbed the tree. We would love a live tree but struggled to keep it alive so switched to fake. I buy a new ornament for everyone each year. I have 4 kids. We just had our son get married this year and it was fun to hand him his box of ornaments to take to his new home. Enjoy your first Christmas 🎄 I’ve used a tree skirt and blankets. And I usually put the tree up day after Thanksgiving. I also switch the ornaments after Christmas to snowflakes and decorate the house with snowmen then in Feb add hearts and Valentines to it because I think the tree in the winter is cozy. But then I’m ready to take it down for Spring 😊
So exciting to see you newlyweds doing these 1st ❣️
We have several traditions. Our main one is we save the turkey wishbone. On News Years Day it is def. dried out so we make our wish and break it. Crazy it always breaks even, so I guess I know what we were wishing!😉We were also married say after Thankgiving so the bone really makes that day special too. Nov 29th. Tues. will be 42yrs for us! We also had the wishing bone set aside for 2023!
My husband and I decided our first year to do a stocking exchange since we figured that we could get each other gifts anytime of the year or buy stuff as needed. We would pick a store like walmart or ross etc.. And put a timer on (30-45 mins) and shop for the other person, but you have to get them surprise items that would fit in their stocking. Once we got home we would run into separate rooms and then stuff the items in the stocking and then exchange on Christmas! It's a real fun tradition we like doing for our family. God bless you two in your new marriage! 😊
Every year we get a new ornament for the tree. Some dated with the year, some without. I always make sure the are unique.
We always set up the Christmas tree on Thanksgiving Day. We wake up early have some coffee watch the Macy's Parade and set it up. Our tradition for taking it down is taking it down during the Rose Bowl Parade.
Traditions. Buy an ornament for each other or pick an ornament for each year, sign it, you’ll have lots of memories. A few wedding picture ornaments. Plus some tropical ornaments!!!/Hawaii
When I travel I try to buy a Christmas ornament from each place I visit. It’s so much fun to decorate the tree with them every year! Also, love your tree! I have the same one!!
Merry Christmas @Trace&Lydia God bless you both! I have a golden skirt that matches our stockings and goes with many different arays of color of different themes over the years. My favorite tradition, you already started, good job!! Our Christmas tradition is to make or buy a special ornament every year that included the year so we now have them dating back to 1990 on our tree. I like the day of Thankgiving when the whole fam is together and can participate and share in those past memories as they hang those ornaments and the new one. VERY special once you start receiving the hand or foot print of your firtst grandchild!!! So asesome! Nice job you two! I pray it is not to tempting for Maui but nice that you bought the non-breakable ornaments.
I just noticed you two moved into Carlin’s and Evan’s little home they rented. It looks lovely. Merry Christmas!
Take a pic every Christmas Eve or Christmas morning in front of the tree. 🎄 Love your tree!
It is so nice that Trace will help decorate with you. Most husbands wont. We have had to spray our cats with water also, but not if they are close to the tree. The whole water, and electricity thing. I put the unbreakable ones on the bottom so if my cats play with them they wont break. I also put bells on the bottom for them. Cause they will play. Maybe Trace can build or you can buy a few tall closed storage cabinets with shelves for the shoes, and etc. by the door.
Omw.... First Christmas! What a joy! ♥️
We had no money. So we bought a mini artificial tree. Still have our little tree. It is displayed quite proudly every year next to the huge tree. But we did start a tradition (unknowingly). As we had no money for gifts either, we bought Christmas tree decorations and decided to gift each person, with our names and the year in calligraphy, all beautifully wrapped in tissue paper. 😁
Over the years (close to 30 years now) it has evolved, the decorations have become more grand and expensive and placed into stunning boxes. And also we tend to do a theme now each year and that happened when the babies arrived!
And it is such a joy to us when we see family and friends still use the decorations each year on their Christmas trees.
God bless you both and enjoy your first of many more to come. 💕
You could get a tree skirt and then stuff the bottom with newspapers so it looks full n fluffy until yall add gifts
Once you have kids maybe xmas eve do a pj box with new pair of pj's box a candy maybe a book or family movie to watch pack of popcorn. Wear your pj's n enjoy the family. Everyone in family gets a pj's box.
Make your own gingerbread house/village.
I came home from work one year and our 3 boys were in the driveway. Mom calm down our 2 cats Misty and Cali had climbed inside the Christmas tree and knocked it down. Broke a bunch of our German Christmas ornaments. . I took and put hooks on the wall then took heavy fishing line around the tree and hooked it to the two hooks. We never had another tree come down.
I’m totally the earlier the better when it comes to decorating for Christmas. It’s like y’all said I totally love being able to enjoy it. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving, and I wish you a blessed and Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
A tree skirt is what you want around the bottom. You can get them at Target, Walmart or any place that sells Christmas stuff.
We love our Willow Nativity Set, and yes it took many years to get it to it's current status, covers the top of our console piano(which is over 35 years old).
11:40. Maui is eyeing that tree so hard--hahaha!! "I can make that leap and make mommy & daddy proud of my skills of climbing trees.....down the tree goes...."
Our house has been decorated for several weeks! Have numerous trees up! Love the holidays! You can put your tree in a large basket with an afghan!
The tree turned out so cute!! We do Christmas pjs and buy an ornament each year to represent big things that happened for us to remember.
Thank you for sharing your lives! God bless y’all!
I never wait for thanksgiving its more time to love it.
Every year take your time make it special so you will remember for years to come . Go find one ornament that will hold up over the years and that would go with your tree anytime. That way you always have something to tell your kids and grandkids about. I love the tradition
A Tree skirt is what around bottom. You get most anywhere. Just finished my tree yesterday.🎄
It's so amazing when it's your first Christmas l remember when me and my late husband had our first Christmas will had a little tree but it was nice
String popcorn, cranberries and dry oranges in the oven to string and put on the tree. You can also make salt ornaments and paint them. It’s so rewarding knowing you made the tree decor. A wonderful tradition to start.
Y'all are just the sweetest couple 💕...
I didn't like the Christmas tree stand that came with the tree (like the one ya'all have) so my husband got a cedar tree stump and drilled a hole in it. The tree fits snug and I lay the tree skirt on the floor and set the beautiful stump with the tree coming out of it. We love it! Hope ya'all have a FABULOUS and BLESSED 1st married Christmas together ❤️!!!
So nice Christmas tree looks excellent thanks for sharing Christmas decorating . I enjoy watching all your videos you put your joy and hearts into them !
We have a cat too and weigh the bottom with two bags of dry cement. :) (my husband is in construction too) so the cat can’t tip it over. Then we covered it with a tree skirt. Worked last year. W also did have a real tree...the kitty didn’t chew it but occasionally wanted to climb it.
Have fun decorating!!
Our tree and Christmas decorations are put up the day after Thanksgiving, and stayed up until New Years Day. Everything looks beautiful at your house. Enjoy the season!!
You too had a wonderful Thanksgiving with all your family God bless you
I just love your nature themed Christmas decorations and colors. The wreathed your front door is my favorite. I'm finally learning that less is more from my nieces and nephews, your ages. So beautiful. My favorite is turning off all the lights except the tree, getting a cup of something and just sitting in peace and enjoying the tree and the memories.
Happiest of Holidays memories you are making together. If u r successful in training your fluff ball to not destroy everything. I will put up a tree. I really miss that with ornaments and decorations from those in Heaven.
White or canvas blanket on bottom with hand prints and as u grow family when gods timing u can watch there hands grow but can do pets too and dates too see how ur family changes over the years❤
Your first Christmas is so special! ❤️
You definitely should do your first ornament with a picture in it. Maybe a wedding pic. Then when the babies come, a baby’s first ornament for each one.
I also have seen a white tree skirt where you can paint the babies hand and foot prints and the year. And you add the prints as your family grows.
So many memories to be had. We also made our first stockings with our names on them. Now 36 years later we updated them to engraved ones. 😄
Enjoy! Love Christmas 🎄
Love what you guys have done with the place. I loved that place for The Stewart family and live that you guys are able to enjoy it ❤️🤩 Congratulations and many blessings
Decorating for Christmas is the best I decorate the day after thanksgiving or the weekend after. I have a tree skirt
Our main tradition is ornaments. We always buy one ornament whenever we travel and it’s always fun to reminisce each year as we decorate. Also, each year our kids are gifted an ornament that signifies something important in their life that year. The goal is that our kids will each have a box of ornaments ready when they have their own tree.
Oh, you already have one! That is the perfect commemorative First Christmas ornament 🤗💖 Your tree looks fantastic! It's fancy, yet simple and cozy at the same time 🙂 Great job 😊 🎄
Our first married Christmas we had no decorations. We bought one nice ornament and had a tree with our wedding gift bows all over the tree. Still love thinking about that tree.
My husband and I had the sweetest couples Christmas Eve tradition that started before we were married and lasted for over 30 years, until his death from Esophageal Cancer in March 2019. It was just for the two of us, so it was very special.
We would go out and get a large holiday-flavored cappuccino (or other warm beverage of choice), put Christmas music on the radio, drive around looking at all the decorated houses in our town, and just talk - about the year past, the year coming up, our hopes and dreams, our family, everything. The very last neighborhood we went to was always this one where every house participated just on Christmas Eve. They all had nothing but luminaries lighting the streets, driveways and sidewalks. You had to dim your lights before entering the neighborhood. It was magical!
When we got home, before we went in, we’d say a prayer, then head into the house to finish wrapping last-minute gifts!
I miss that about Christmas more than anything.
Ì am so sorry you lost your sweetheart! Thank You for sharing your traditions. The memories you shared are beautiful, and you will always hold those dear, and close to your heart! The Holidays are so hard when you lose your spouse. May God comfort You, and pray You are doing well. Merry Christmas, and pray your spouse new the Lord!
I always put my Christmas tree & decorations up the day after Thanksgiving & leave it up until after new years
The water bottle trick is genius!
My cat is the same way with our treat we have a fake tree & he still chews on it & loves the boxes lol y'all done great 🎄🧑🎄☃️
We decorated just before Thanksgiving and we have a tree skirt underneath our trees Our first Christmas after we were married was sweet , but simple. I like it that way and our first daughter was only a month old.
My family doesn’t decorate until around first of December. I try to get them to decorate after Thanksgiving. That’s when I watch my very first Christmas movie ever year. It the same first Christmas movie every year. The Christmas Card, eat popcorn and drink hot chocolate. And we use a Christmas Tree skirt around our tree.
We have a tree skirt under our tree. We have mostly hand made decorations on our tree. It fun seeing decorations that the kids made 12 years ago.
I LOL when you went in the all white ornament isle. You must really like white everything in your house, wedding and tree are white....Been married 29 years can't remember our First Christmas 😅 Enjoy your time together take lots of pictures.....Merry Christmas and Lydia add a little color....LOL...
The first year we were married we didn't have much so we just used a white sheet as a tree skirt. After that I found a cute fluffy white blanket at the thrift store and we use that for many many years. It looked like real snow when the room is dark and the tree is on.
Buy each other an ornament each year and when you have children buy them one too. We tried to buy something that pertained to that particular year. Our son got married a week before you and it was neat to see all his ornaments on the newlyweds tree when they put theirs up a couple weeks ago.
Your tree turned out beautiful. Every year I purchase a new family ornament for the tree. Something that reminds us of a special trip or event from the year. I also purchase a new ornament for each of our kids every year so when they move out, they have special ornaments representing all the past years to hang on their own tree. 🌲
I LOVE Christmas! So I usually decorate early!! One of our traditions is we get an ornament everywhere we travel! After 16 years so far our tree is so full of memories!
Our family tradition is everyone gets to choose an ornament that represents something you loved it Did that year. Plus a family ornament. This year we get two. We moved to florida and bought a boat.
We made a tradition of riding around looking at Christmas lights
They've all grown up and matured. Omg🥲🥲
Looks great! I recommend a tree collar with cats. They like to play in and sleep on skirts-blankets and I’m constantly fixing it. As far as tradition, we always get a dated ornament each year.
My mom surprised me one year and made 2 dozen bows from ribbon. Mom would me with mine, she was past all the years of work and enjoyed helping me. She still did decorate, all natural like yours. I went out with her several years helping to cut down garland and bows. We waited to start until the day after Thanksgiving. Then I took it down after about a week in January. I used to like natural but switched to a nice artificial to save trees. I had no place to re plant the real ones.
Tree collar is the new thing! Or a tree skirt! We try to get the tree the last of Nov. The put the tree up the first week of Dec.
Open 1 gift each on Christmas Eve! It’s a sweet tradition! 💝
Get a ornament each year. When you have get them an ornament as well. They become very sentimental as the yrs go by.
Just a tree skirt and a Nativity is what I put under my tree. I decorate after Thanksgiving.
Our tradition was to put the decorations up outside on the house and then turn them on Thanksgiving night. We did the tree and inside the house in the first 2 weeks of December.
We have a red & white tree skirt. We usually start the week after Thanksgiving. We always go to a train garden that is at one of our local train stations. Now that the kids are older, we let them put the lights on the tree (they are 19 & 17). They love to do it themselves. Then we all decorate together.
Walmart sells tree skirts for the bottom of the tree.
Our first Christmas tree together was done on Thanksgiving night. We’d add more ornaments as we saw them.
When we were kids Santa brought our tree on Christmas Eve. My mom and dad would decorate it. I LOVE CHRISTMAS 🎄
I like a Christmas tree skirt around the base of the tree.
Need a tree skirt. I have a picture of one of my kittens from years ago laying on a limb near the top. So cute.