The Tree

We met Ryan after work to pick out our Christmas tree. We were all very excited! I wished it was snowing and that we were cutting down our own but having it be freezing cold and picking it at a little place on the side of the road will have to do this year. We found a cute tree that looks great.

We decorated it once we got home. I don't know why I think it is going to be a glorious event with everyone humming Christmas songs and happy and sharing. Well it turns out really that I am the one decorating the tree, which is fine because I'm picky about how it turns out, but most of the time I was telling the kids to stop fighting so they wouldn't break our ornaments. The kids did try to help but there seemed to be a mass congregation of ornaments right at their level. I do love putting up the tree. I love going through all our old ornaments to remember what happened the year we bought it or what it represents. I love seeing it all come together with the touch of some bows and ribbon, thanks to my friend Jamie who taught me how to do it. But we did have an incident I got ELECTROCUTED! Do you have to die for it to be electrocuted or is that anytime you get shocked. Well, anyway, I got ZAPPED by a string of lights. I guess it was better than our tree going up in flames. But it hurt and stunned me.
The finished look
Ornaments my kids made at the primary activity. Cute huh?

We found these cool glasses at a little Christmas store here in town. You put them on to look at Christmas lights and it changes the lights into little shapes. We have heart ones for Lacey and snowmen for Aidan. I took Aidan's glasses and took a picture through them. Can you see the snowmen? Isn't that cool?
We wore these around town the other night and it was so fun to see all the different lights turn into shapes. I think they are awesome!