Decorating the Christmas Tree

Lilly and I put up the Christmas tree yesterday. I assembled it while she took a nap. When she woke up and came downstairs to see it all lit up, she was amazed! I don't think she remembers last Christmas and we have been seeing the Christmas trees displayed in the stores since, well October. I think she was just in shock that we could put one in our own living room! She said "oooooh! It's pretty!"

I had to let her help decorate the tree. I showed her how to hang them on the branches. Apparently she thought stuffing them all IN the branches was a good idea. And all in the same place. So we ended up with a lot of ornaments near the bottom front.

She also thought the red beads reminded her of necklaces that we keep in her toy baskets. So after I had spent a lot of time stringing them on the tree, she tried to yank them off and declare them her "necklace!" Stockings go on your feet, right?These socks/stockings must be for giants!

And yes. Dozer tried to make an appearance in nearly every picture. Again.