Beautiful spruce picked out ~ Alex in attic ~ bringing boxes of Christmas tradition down ~an elegant velvet stocking made by my grandmother McKenzie for her youngest granddaughter ~ ornaments from both my grandparents houses and my parents, and precious ones made by my children in kindergarten....red felt stockings lovingly made for my children by my mother. Such memories each time I open a box. Here's the charming Christmas china ! Now I just need 3 little nieces to come by for hot chocolate and cookies ....time to decorate the tree with Auntie..