Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

I am so excited for Christmas. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Ever since Robert and I have been married (7 years) we have only had a real christmas tree once. I prefer real, but they can be so expensive. We bought a fake one four years ago and have used it every since. But...................this year I talked Rob into letting me have a real tree. The kids were so excited. We got to go with Grandma and Grandpa Knight and buy their tree with them and the kids went crazy. So when we got home from Thanksgiving we went to Home Depot and bought their first real chirstmas tree. Mason and Izzy went crazy. We got home and put it in the stand and then I had to go to young womens and the kids had to wait till I got home to put the ornaments on. Rob said Mason was taking ornaments out of the box the whole time I was gone. (Don't you love Mason's smile face?:))

It is really funny to watch the kids put on the ornaments. If the kids were the only ones to put the ornaments on they would all be about three feet up and all right next to each other. Some of them are right next to each other, but it gives the tree character. It is so nice to have the smell of pine which is essentially the smell of Christmas in our home this year. Rob has told me over and over that we will always have a real tree and it has really brought the spirit of Christmas to him. I love to sit by the tree at night with the lights on and read and smell the tree. The kids have done a very good job at not touching the tree and breaking ornaments. This year so far we have had no ornament fatalities so far as opposed to last years about 20 fatalities. Hope everyones Holiday Season is warm and full of lots of love.