SCUBA-Themed Christmas Ornaments

It's been a busy Holiday Season and I apologize for the lack of posts recently. One of the many distractions has been holiday decorating and I thought I'd share some images of the SCUBA and marine-themed ornaments Betty & I have collected since we started diving in 1993. Betty LOVES Christmas in a big way, and SCUBA ornaments have become popular in recent years so we have LOTS! Here are a few samples:

SCUBA Santa

by December Diamonds

Nemo and Dory

were purchased at DisneyWorld.

A cool Barracuda 

sporting shades.

A Flying Fish,

of course!

The Sea Angel speaks

into her shellphone!

A Mermaid with a

strand of shells.

Personalized clay diver ornaments

purchased years ago at the

Fourth Ave. Street Fair

in Tucson, AZ.

We found this glass diver at an after-Christmas sale

at Neiman-Marcus. Kind of an unusual find!

Joy to You All

Have a great 2012!

Betty and Barry Fackler

Kailua-Kona Christmas Parade

For a little seasonal change of pace, I thought I'd post some photos of our Christmas Parade that was held on Saturday, Dec. 12. I'll just let most of the photos speak for themselves. Kailua-Kona is a small town and our celebrations are a little corny and hokey but lots of fun. Most of the "floats" are lawn decorations mounted on pick-up trucks or flatbeds. Everybody has a good time, though, and gets in the Holiday spirit.

Anticipation

The Joy of Candy

Somewhat Creepy Angels

The star of the show

My two favorite Parade Watchers.

My grandson, Jacques

and my beautiful wife, Betty