Although, for many years, the festive decoration had a home in their den,after Crew was born in June, the couple decided to transform that room into a nursery.
“I thought about every possible room it could go in, and the only place where there was an open spot was the master bedroom,” writes the formerFixer Upperstar. “In years past, I would have never thought to put a Christmas tree this adorned in my bedroom, but given the circumstances, it played out just the way it was supposed to.”
The family also keeps another tree in their dining room — which,this year, is 13 feet tall!
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Gaines family Christmas tree.Courtesy Joanna Gaines
The proud mama, 40, explains that since their youngest son’s birth, the couple’s bedroom “has become a natural gathering place for our entire family.” (They also share kidsEmmie Kay, 8½,Duke, 9,Ella Rose, 12, andDrake, 13.)
“The other night,I was holding Crew and hiseyes were glued to the lit tree — he just wouldn’t look away,” she recalls. “Watching him grow up celebrating Christmas and taking part in our family traditions this year, and every year after, is going to be so special.”
Although Joanna worried that the couple’s older children “might be sad that things would look a little different this year,” she admits that “they all said they love it just the way it turned out” and adds, “I love how Crew has given us all fresh eyes to see the wonder in our yearly traditions.”
Joanna went on toshare the sweet traditionbehind how the family tree gets decorated every year. “Chip’s mom started a fun tradition when we first got married, where she would give all of us an ornament atThanksgiving,” she writes. “I loved it so much that I started something similar.”
“I write their name and the date on the bottom, so as they get older, each one of themhas a little collection that’sall their own,” Joanna explains.
Joanna Gaines’ Instagram Story.Joanna Gaines/Instagram
In addition to the special ornaments they get from their parents every year, the Gaines childrenmake their own handmade decorations— and in honor of his first Christmas, Crew tried his hand at the DIY activity earlier this week.
On her Instagram Story Wednesday, Joanna shared a video of her infant son pressing his hand into clay. “Just need his thumb,” she said in the video, before Crew nearly knocked a bowl of wateroff the counter, making herlaugh.
“Crew’s first ornament!” Joanna wrote over the footage.
source: people.com
