Saturday, December 24, 2011

Decorating the Tree

I LOVE decorating the Christmas tree!!  It is literally a walk down memory lane for us each time.  Some people have beautiful Christmas trees, all in one theme or color.  Ours is a hodgepodge of crafty ornaments made by the kids, ornaments for each of their first Christmases, some sent by friends, and even some that we have had since before R and I were even married!  I am thankful for each ornament...and the memories that go along with them!!

This year the kids did most of the ornament hanging themselves!  And they loved it!  I didn't do much, except some rearranging once they were all finished.  Their ornament placement wasn't quite perfect, especially little R...so I had to make a few adjustments! : )

And as usual, R put the angel on top of the tree!  That is his only job in the decoration of the tree.  And he was made for it...no stools required! : )  This year little R decided the angel needs a name, so he gave her the name Oatmeal...not sure why, but that's now her name!

Little R loved hanging the ornaments on the tree...it took lots of concentration!

The girls did a great job...and T can even reach all the high branches this year!

R putting the angel on the tree...she barely fits!  We live in a multi-level home now, so our downstairs ceilings are lower than we are used to!

1 comment:

Lisa said...

Love it!! I also love how organized you are with that ornament box you got there. Ours travels in cardboard boxes provided by the movers :) Miss you guys. Have a wonderful Christmas.