The Tree

I love to decorate the house, the tree.  I love blaring the Christmas music, dancing around and putting up little reminders of Christmas at every turn.  My boys are loving it too.  I hope they love it forever.  Either way, they love it now and that makes me happy. 

We each have our own special box of ornaments.  I love going through them and remembering special life moments.  Such as a special dance routine, Halloween costume or engagement.  The boys are loving it also.  Alex opened his up and exclaimed, "Mom, do you remember when I was a cow for Halloween?"  Aiden just did a lot of "ooh" and "ahh" -ing.  He would run fast back and forth from the tree to his box.

I was nervous that they would be too rough with the ornaments or not enjoy the process like I do.  But, they did great.  They were so careful about handling them and about where each one went on the tree.

We brought out the rocking chair for a little picture.  They were so proud of the final product of the tree.  I don't think the lights have been off one time since we put the tree up. You only celebrate once a year, right?

Merry Christmas!