O Christmas tree
So seldom we have had you.
Yes, it's true. Carl and I got a Christmas tree the first two years we were married, living in Indiana. The third year of our marriage we were living in Berkeley with his parents, and there was a tree there. But we have not had a tree since. The year after, we had a newborn and were traveling over Christmas anyway. And then... it just got to be a pattern. Young kids, who didn't really care, and weren't quite old enough to get the tradition. And a dose of "do we really want to put in that much effort?"
But, never fear! This year, the child (the 4 year old one) asked for a Christmas tree, so we persevered past our reluctance (hey, we still have a toddler in the house!) and got a tree.
Looking for just the right tree (we limited ourselves to looking at about 20 trees total--no need for obsession when the kids didn't care!)
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| From December 2008 |
The one! (and price factored heavily into the tree that Carl and I sold on the boys. ;)
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| From December 2008 |
On the car! (Carl has a candy cane, moments before rejected by the boys, in his mouth)
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| From December 2008 |
Getting ready to decorate the tree (with a side of CeeCee in her new boots--they were waiting when we got home, so I couldn't resist putting them on her. Thanks, Grandma!)
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| From December 2008 |
Working on the lights
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| From December 2008 |
One of the first ornaments
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| From December 2008 |
An angel at the top
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| From December 2008 |
No, CeeCee is not putting on an ornament. She was really good at taking them off as fast as the boys put them on, though!
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| From December 2008 |
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| From December 2008 |
beautiful!
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| From December 2008 |
Our mantle (we left some of the gifts out of reach until right before Christmas)
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| From December 2008 |
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| From December 2008 |
My favorite childhood ornament. I mostly loved it because of the springy cord. Of course, I told Anders that, and the cord did not stand up to his exuberance. The elastic snapped.
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| From December 2008 |
mantle and tree
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| From December 2008 |
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