As we decorate, we tell the kids about each ornament before we let them put it on the tree. We even talk about the ones we've lost in tragic kid-cidents. Hawaii and Disneyland will not be forgotten! Someday we may even replace them.
London is getting to the point that he knows the stories. "I know. I know!" he complained often. But I think he secretly liked hearing the stories anyway.
First we pulled out the jingle bell snowmen. These are the kids' favorites, I think.
Taking turns:
Brandt choosing just the right spot (which may have been just the right spot for the ornament he put on right before this one, too).
London pondering what to do next:
Daddy putting up his special doctor ornament:
When we pulled out our Steamboat Springs ornament, I asked the boys if they had ever seen one of these before.
London said, "Yeah, in Shrek."
I asked him if he knew what Shrek used it for.
London said, "Ummm . . . he went there to read a book?"
Yes, London. You will fit in nicely with the Johnson and Sumner men. ;)
Okay, that was a picture from last year, but I wanted to give you a visual. ;)
Me rearranging (shhhh!):
Then it came time for the star. It took lots of help to get it up:
And voila! Our tree:
London was feeling a little picked on that I made him come back to be in a picture. And Khyah was very worried about him.
Then we remembered that we hadn't started our Star Wars Lego advent calendar yet, so we pulled it out and the kids huddled around. (Turns out, waiting until Dec. 3 to start was a smart thing. No arguing over who got the first Legos!)
We love decorating for Christmas! So many wonderful memories of all our adventures over the years.
P.S. Don't tell anyone, but we used a Costco-size box of Cup-of-Noodles to heighten our tree. Wonderfully effective!
