Christmas Tree Decorating
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Daddy was done working reasonably on time on Wednesday, so we set out to buy a Christmas tree.
It was December 1st and it had snowed overnight. It was already dark by the time we got our coats and boots on, which made it extra "special", as Cain likes to say.
The kids did very well while we were at the store; Cain tried to climb/ride an inflatable reindeer as soon as we walked into the store, and Caira got super excited when she saw a pink Christmas tree in the line up (yes, she is already about the pink stuff!!) but other than that they were mellow as usual.
We set the tree up as soon as we got home. It's a little 4.5 foot shiny one, standing on top of one of our end tables, and perfect for us! We decorated it as a family and that too was a success.
The babies love the tree, and can't help but touch the branches every once in a while, but I think they understand that we only get to decorate it once.
I can't believe how fast the holiday season crept up on us! Only 2.5 more weeks until Christmas, and then all the festivities will be over.. It'll just be cold, dark, and January.
At least we will always have the memories, and pictures, of our first Christmas as a family, and our first tree.
