New Family Tradition: Jesse Tree

So, in years past, I have put together a fun Advent calendar for Kayne to make the countdown to Christmas meaningful and intentional. You can see some of our activities HERE and HERE. This year, I didn't know if I'd be able to maintain that level of involvement with our big move and everything. We'll still do a lot of those activities anyway, calendar or not. I was also thinking about how to make the countdown a bit more meaningful to the reason for the season.

So, I hopped on Etsy and typed in "Jesse Tree." My final decision came down to this set of ornaments. I just LOVE them. They came all wrapped up in a burlap sack with a printed scripture guide.

Starting a new tradition tonight with our new handmade Jesse tree. Wanted our countdown to Christmas to be extra meaningful this year. I found the ornaments on Etsy from Inspired Traditions. I can't wait to be able to pull these out each year! What are your family's favorite Christmas traditions? #christmastradition #jessetree #adventcalendar

A photo posted by Jessica Collins (@boun_seejess) on Dec 1, 2015 at 3:50pm PST

We've been sitting down every night, reading the verses in the guide and discussing the themes. Then, my son will place the ornament on the tree wherever he wants.

I can't wait to keep this tradition going. I'm thinking of buying the kids each their own set and tucking them away for when they move out of the house. I'm hoping that this is one of those traditions that they take with them for their own families and find comfort in the familiarity of the "back home" tradition.

Does your family do any sort of countdown to Christmas traditions? I love hearing stories about them!