A new tradition has been formed in the Schenk household...Christmas tree decorating in our pajamas followed by a round of hot chocolate. In our 7 years of marriage we have never had a Christmas tree! It's a long story but if you want to know why ask Kyle. However, as our children have grown and I have politely asked over and over Kyle began to warm up to the idea. Then when we found out his grandmother's tree was available he gave in. So when we returned home from Thanksgiving travels setting up the tree was a top priority.
So as not to diminish the true meaning of Christmas we talked about Jesus' birthday (aka: Happy Party) and set up the nativity.
Sawyer hanging his 1st ornament, a VeggieTales ornament
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| Nora hanging one of my childhood favorite ornaments |
Nora caught on really quickly. She would pick out an ornament and take it to the tree, Kyle would put it on and she would get really excited. Super cute!
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| And the final product |
I still need to make a tree skirt, but for now a snowflake blanket does the job.
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| Me and my helpers |
This is huge - I remember you telling us the story about the Christmas tree. Glad you were able to have these sweet memories and continue the tradition through grandma's tree. They have some cute tree skirt ideas on pinterest if you're looking for inspiration! :)
ReplyDeleteYay! You have a tree now! :-( We don't this year but the tree shall return in the future. Yours looks great!
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