Our Tree of Life...

We have our very own tree for the first time this year! Kate loves Christmas lights, so I've been trying to take the opportunity to teach her about the Light of Christ, and how light is symbolic of the Savior. I purchased this tree so Kate and Rob could put it up together while I was at a YW activity.

All of our ornaments are in storage right now however, so I also picked up these crystals in the wedding section at Walmart, and we turned them in to ornaments. Kate is really intrigued by Lehi's dream in the Book of Mormon, so after reading that together as a family, we placed our "fruit" on our "Tree of Life." Kate had fun picking and partaking of the precious fruit together.

(If you're wondering why I have this crazy shot of my head and the tree...it is the photo I took of myself at our little early gift exchange today...(see below)...since I was snapping shots of everyone else, I grabbed one of myself to show I was there too. :) Also, I include the second photo of me and the tree at the bottom of this post, so the Incrediburts can find the other special ornament we have on our tree--whoever finds it first is officially "The Cutest One" of 2010!)

My mom also gave Ivy this cute Little People nativity for her birthday. Ivy loves the animals. We used it today as we read Luke II together to act out the Christmas story.