The tradition has also developed through the years to include the kids. Since their births, we have also collected a yearly ornament for each of them. When they move out and get a tree of their own, these ornaments will follow them, and their trees can continue to be personally accented.
The second ornament represents our daughter's year. All of her ornaments are Santas, so this year's Santa ornament displays a cactus wreath. This represents her mission trip to Arizona in the summer.
The next ornament is our son's. With all of his ornaments being animals, this butterfly from Dollywood seemed to appropriately represent the fun we had at the theme park in Tennessee on our vacation.
Finally, just for fun (and since I had the camera out), I've included the picture of a free ornament that I, as a member of the faculty, received from Pittsburg State University.