whatcha collecting?

Everyone collects something right? I have a few things I love to hoard collect. My favorites are , of course, my baby carriers :) but I also collect Radko ornaments (currently only sitting on the top 2ft of the tree for obvious reasons). Last but far far from least is my cross collection. It has moved with us from house to house, at times featured in a prominent spot, other times tucked away in the hall, it always goes up on the wall it just depends on the house where we have room for it. It grows and changes with our life experiences. We pick up new ones on our travels and have been given many from wonderful friends and family.

here is the newbie of the bunch , a gorgeous handwoven wheat cross given to us by our favorite family the Vandewegs, handmade by Eric's mom :)

I think this is my favorite. Beau and I went on a minivacation to Tubac. a cute little AZ town full of shops packed with antiques and breakables, we survived with 4 kids in tow and managed not to break anything and score this goody in the process!

a great one I picked up in Old Town San Diego, one of my favorite places!

this is our most travelled cross. Beau scored it in Jordan after visiting the Holy Land and watching the locals working on some amazing works in progress. He quickly fell in love with their mosaic art and all the work it took, so he had to bring a bit home :)

Each cross has a story, and thats the best part. I remember where we got most of them and the stories behind them. They are a beautiful way to decorate our home and let visitors know exactly where we stand :) although the initial question is "Are you Catholic" (nope we are protestant). so now the question is, What do you collect?