One Christmas tradition that G. and I started as parents was to buy a special ornament each year for each boy, allowing them to pick it out once they are able to. That way, when we kick them out they are living on their own and have gotten over the embarrassment of their parents having a sweet little collection of Christmas ornaments for them, they have decorations for their own trees. This is the first ornament that we got for M. - a sock monkey.
