Ken's family would have a traditional Christmas tree one year, the following year they would build a tree. It is a sculpture and somewhat resembles a tree but isn't necessarily a tree. When ken and I got married, i fell in love with the idea. Ken and I have continued the tradition. Below is Chris and Kirby's tree in 2003. It is kind of hard to see. Basically it is a bunch of styrophone spears covered in tinfoil. They then wrapped the center with purple tinsle and placed purple glowing orbs at the bottom.
Our first tree in 2002 was...OK. We tried our best but it is was not our favorite. I think my sister Daphne was the only one that saw it and I am OK with that. I don't even think we have pictures of it. We did a lot better in 2004. We had just moved into our home in West Jordan earlier that year. We had 30 foot ceilings in the front room and used it to our advantage. What do you think?? Kenny is standing about 6 fee way from it. He isn't too happy about being in the picture.
2007 Was our next tree adventure. We had just moved back from Maryland and were living in a small town house. We didn't have a lot of room so we made a small one that would fit on a table. This one doesn't look like a tree at all but that is OK. We had fun putting it together.
To some, this may seem silly but to me it is yet another fun tradition that sets us apart. We wrap gifts in tinfoil too. It is a kirkman thing. man, I am glad I married into a quirky family. It sure makes the holiday's fun!
