Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

This year has been so much fun decorating and getting ready for Christmas. John has really been into the holiday spirit and Addie loves all the sparkly lights and glitter. Her favorite thing to look at on our tree is a Santa ornament that John made last year in preschool. John was Joseph in the church skit of 'The Birth of Jesus'. He was so sweet with the baby Jesus. Every time we pass a nativity he says " Oh look at the sweet baby Jesus. The angel Gabriel told Mary and Joseph that they were going to have baby Jesus."
Here are some pictures of us getting our tree and decorating it. We are not yet ready to spend $100 on a tree so we hit Lowe's for a beautiful tree for only $30. We still get the felling of searching all the trees until we find the perfect one. This year we broke our yearly tradition of getting a tree on the rainiest night of the season and went on a clear yet chilly night. No fighting or cursing under the breath. It was fabulous. I think we are going to make that our new tradition.



John and Adelynn riding on the lumber cart.
They not only rode on the cart but rolled all over the floor at Lowe's. They were filthy by the time we left.



The Perfect Tree
Dan found the perfect tree on the first test. No needles fell off and John got a new rope snake from it. Notice John's high waters. He has grown so much since the beginning of the school year. He was a good size 4 almost size 5 back in August now he is on the border of size 5 going into 6/7.




Decorating the tree




Decorating the Tree
John likes to put all his ornaments in one spot.




Putting the Star on the Tree.
This is John's favorite thing to do. Every 2 min. "daddy can we put the star on now?"... "daddy can we put the star on now?" The whole night until the star is on the tree. AAARRRGGGHHH





2008 Hampton Christmas tree