O' Christmas Tree

This year we decorated the tree a little later than usual because we were in Venice over Thanksgiving weekend. It was so hard for me to wait an entire week to put up the tree, but with Jeff's work schedule and Lily's bedtime, we knew Saturday would be the best day to decorate. So....on December 2nd all the boxes came in and the fun began. We put on the Christmas music and started decorating the house with Santas, candles, snowmen and lots of other festive items. The tree was the most exciting, as Lily was so filled with Christmas spirit. She was so excited about every ornament...especially any with "SAN-TAH" on them. She loved stringing the beads with Daddy and digging in the ornaments. Her favorite part of the night was when Jeff turned on the lights. She said, "wow" and then proceed to say "tree" several times. She hasn't stopped shouting Santa and tree since we put up the decorations.

The tree has been up for a week now and after a few discussions, Lily seems to understand that the ornaments are meant for the tree and not her toy box. However, she loves running up to the tree and pointing out "San-tah" and telling anyone who will listen about her "tree". We have placed her presents under the tree and she is excited about the colorful wrapping and ribbons. Jeff and I are so anxious to wake up Christmas morning and sit around the tree in our pj's. Watching Lily open gifts and run around Christmas morning, will be the highlight of our holiday. Let's just hope Lily (and I) can make it three more weeks with out ripping into a few of the packages! Happy Holidays everyone!