It was her year to put the angel on top of the tree. Something she has reminded me of often in the past few weeks. She remembers this tradition and looks forward to her turn somewhat patiently. It won't be long and she won't need a boost to reach the top of the tree from her older brother she will be able to reach up and place it with ease. I have watched several children grow thru the placement of the angel from a lift in the arms of their parent or older sibling to a chair to being able to reach up and place it with ease. We keep track of which child put the angel on the tree, on the flap of the Christmas tree box. It is a peek into the past, when there were three names listed for years, and it shows how our family has grown as new names were added into the list. It is a tradition started when we moved into our first home in 1989, over 26 years ago and eagerly embraced by these younger members of our family as it was by their older siblings, a connection across the years that they share.
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