'Tis the season to be jolly and we're doing our best to uphold our part of the bargain this year! Last night we decorated our Christmas Tree...
I don't know how the tree-decorating process goes at your house, but here's what it looks like over here:
~Tree Selection: Joe and I discuss whether or not it's worth it to pull out the massive 8 foot tree out of the small storage room in the basement or the smaller 5 foot version. We've had the big tree the past few years, but opted for the smaller tree this year given Doodle's need to touch and try to pull apart ev-ery-thing.
~Ornament Selection: Although I'm quite traditional with my tree style (which consists of ornaments given to us and collected over the years), this year I wasn't willing to risk my beautiful Radko ornaments being touched and/or handled by a 2 year old. We decided to invest in some shatterproof ornaments that I won't care about if Doodle wants to play light saber near the tree. Thank goodness my Hubby is an angel and agreed to a super-girly pink and purple tree... topped with Sleeping Beauty, of course!
~Ribbon: Joe puts the ribbon on. He's a pro at this and I don't touch it.
~Ornaments: This is where it gets hairy. Approximately five minutes after I was reminded not to stifle my 2 year old's creativity by dictating where each ornament should go, I absentmindedly walked up to the tree and fixed a few ornament locations. Ouch. I'm blaming the Christmas-tree-perfectionist genes that I was born with, but I really did try. I thought I was doing really well until Joe went to put some filler ornaments on the tree and I moved his first one. Damn. I honestly tried SO very hard to be good. Let's just say I'm a work in progress!
~Photos: I had planned on changing my shirt and throwing on some make up to take a few photos in front of the tree, but that would have pushed Hubby's limits. So-- I set the timer a few times to get a shot of the three of us {hopefully} looking at the camera. During the second try, Sully jumped in so we decided to go for it and try for a photo of all of us... a feat not yet accomplished. Well, the stars aligned and here you have it-- our family photo in front of the tree!
What are your holiday traditions?
How do you decorate your tree/house!?
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