December could be a long month....

Putting up the Christmas tree with Daddy.  We began this endeavor one evening and had to finish in the morning, the boys were over the top with excitement!

 

There seemed to be at least a dozen hands in every box at any given time or at least it sure felt that way



It is hard to see it in these pictures, but at least 75% of our ornaments are located on the bottom half of the tree

Not sure exactly why, but Luke was facinated with hanging the breakable ornaments

They love to get under the Christmas tree.  Can you see all the ornaments at the bottom of the tree?

December will be a fun month, but it could be a long month for us as well.  The boys are super excited about the tree, decorations, lights, Santa, Jesus' birthday, and so on.  We put up our decorations over Thanksgiving break and they have asked at least once (per child) per day about when we can start moving Santa down the calendar to count the days until Christmas.  And we thought it would be easier with the tree this year?  It seems we just have new and different challenges.  I found Luke the other day standing on a chair reaching for the top of the tree to "fix" something.  The problem now is that they can open the child proof locks on the office and they love love love to "play" with the tree.  Santa's Elf on the shelf (aka Cowboy) has not made his arrival yet, but he will be here soon.  Very soon!

 

We hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving.  We had a wonderful time at a friends house.  This is actually the first Thanksgiving John and I have ever been to someone's house who was not part of our immediate family.  I didn't take pictures because it would be a little odd to snap pictures at someone else's Thanksgiving, but the boys had a blast.  The friends we spent the evening with have a two year old son and the boys loved all of his toys.  We had a great time and appreciated the invitation.