I love decorating our Christmas Tree. It is a fake tree and even pre-lit. The hardest part of setting it up is remembering which plug goes where. The tree breaks down into three large pieces and each piece has an electrical cord that attaches to another part. I have labeled them in years past, but it still takes a few minutes to figure it all out.
Before we actually set up the tree, we have to work on our tree skirt.
I started it the Christmas before Hannah was born. Her first handprint (2003 at about 3 months old) was more of a hand smudge. When I first started making this tree skirt, I didn't think we would ever fill it up. Now we are running out of room. I am going to squeeze in a few more years, though.
Rachel hung the first ornament on the tree this year.
Most of our ornaments have a story attached to them. The kids have received a new ornament each year. The new ornament has often had something to do with each child's particular interest that year. Some of the ornaments are Thomas the Train, Strawberry Shortcake and Blue's Clues. Last year the kids' school did a fund raiser which allowed us to order one of their original artworks on an ornament. I got one of those for Rachel and Aaron last year and all three of them this year. When we decorate the tree, I sit in the floor and gently unpack each ornament, tell who it belongs to and any story that goes along with it. The kids wait for their own ornaments to be unpacked and hang those. I let them take turns hanging the ones that belong to me. As we add new ornaments, I write a note and pack it with the ornament so we won't forget why that one is special.
We finish the tree by having P.K. put the star on top.
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