Throwback Thursday: Santa and His Reindeer

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Real Estate Agent with UNITED REAL ESTATE | Central PA RS193539L

Reindeer 2As an only child,  my Dad spoiled me by making a set of Santa and his reindeer, complete with a sleigh.  Looking at these photos, I can just smell the odor of freshly cut wood from my Dad’s workshop.

Santa and Reindeer 1

 

 

 

 

 

What made these yard decorations so special, is not just the memories from my childhood, but the fact they have been shared by two generations. 

 

 

With two of our grandchildren being 22 years old now, I would suppose within a decade  this very special Santa and his reindeer will be passed on to the third generation to enjoy as much as I did over 60 years ago.

Reindeer 3

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  Bette Brennan Gottwald, Realtor®, e-Proâ, RECS, CSP,
  Accredited Staging Professional  (ASP™) -  RS193539L    and
Joe Gottwald, Ph.D., Associate Broker – AB060350L
  State Certified Broker/Appraiser – BA001935L

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Comments (11)

Carolyn Crispin
Keller Williams Tri-Lakes - Branson, MO
Crispin Team Sells Branson Homes Land & Commercial

What a beautifully crafted keepsake your Dad built that included priceless memories.

Dec 18, 2014 11:45 AM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Bette, this is so cute. Your Dad really did it up right.

Dec 18, 2014 11:49 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, EXP - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Great pics Bette, so nice that you can pass this down through the generations.

Dec 18, 2014 12:06 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Bette. Your pictures are wonderfuland your recollections even better. Merry Christmas.

Dec 18, 2014 08:23 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Bette Gottwald I love the photos. thank you for sharing. Happy Holidays. 

Dec 18, 2014 08:23 PM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

What great memories, Bette.

Dec 19, 2014 01:07 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Hi Bette,  My grandfather, who passed away in 1962 made a santa and sleigh just like that one.  I don't know what ever happened to it.  I think m dad sold it when I went off to college.  I remembering him lugging it up on the roof of his home.  I made a red flashing nose for Rudolph.  It's nice to have those memories of our families accomplishments.   Merry Christmas.

Dec 22, 2014 10:36 AM
Roy Kelley
Realty Group Referrals - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your fond memories and your photographs.

Dec 23, 2014 07:48 PM
Bette Gottwald
UNITED REAL ESTATE | Central PA - Mechanicsburg, PA
"Bet"on Central PA Real Estate!

Thank you for your comments everyone, the display is quite a keepsake.  This is one of the first years the sleigh was actually in retirement. It needs some repairs and our daughter's husband isn't too handy, and her Dad is still recovering from surgery.  It's going to be a good summer project.

Dec 26, 2014 11:17 AM
Kristin Hamilton CA Realtor
Sun Lakes Realty - Banning, CA
(909) 557-6966- Specialize 55+ Communties Banning

Hi Bette Gottwald - What great relics to be passed on to your grandchildren and their babies to be arriving in a few years. I am sure those decorations were made with love and how special that you still have them. 

Happy Holidays (I think I already left this but not sure)

Happy Holidays

Dec 26, 2014 11:48 AM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Bette. I can well imagine the memories that photo has brought back. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

Dec 27, 2014 06:10 PM

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