We took the boys on Saturday to get our tree. I have always cut one down and it is one of my favorite "traditions" of Christmas. We are lucky to have a beautiful tree farm here in Oak Harbor. The boys had their picture taken with "Santa".
Then we took our time finding the perfect tree. I was having a great time but all of my boys (Eric included) were finished so we went back to one of the first trees we had seen. Jared had carried the saw and wanted so bad to help cut the tree down.
After letting the boys play in the hay stacks and drink hot cider we headed home.
After church on Sunday I hung the lights and let the boys decorate the tree all by themselves. They spent about an hour hanging ornaments and making new ones out of construction paper. Jared managed to get a paper star to the top of our 8 foot tree without help. I am still unsure how he did this.
But before I could get a picture of the finished tree..... it toppled over. Splat. Of course there was already water in the base so Eric lifted up the tree, I am grabbed towels to mop up water and the boys grabbed the ornaments. We got things cleaned up and the tree up and... over it goes again. So third time lucky I guess because we pushed it back in place. And for the last 18 hours things have been quite. I thought it was hilarious, Eric didn't seem to find as much humor in it. But at least it makes a good story. Too bad I missed a picture of the tree on the floor, somehow in all the chaos everything went too fast.
We always make sugar cookies on Christmas Eve for Santa. 
Presents on Christmas morning. Santa brought us lots, and lots of legos this year!
It took Alex an extra day. Before he would give it a try. And that's only after I told him he had been before and liked it.
Then we took our time finding the perfect tree. I was having a great time but all of my boys (Eric included) were finished so we went back to one of the first trees we had seen. Jared had carried the saw and wanted so bad to help cut the tree down. 
After letting the boys play in the hay stacks and drink hot cider we headed home.
After church on Sunday I hung the lights and let the boys decorate the tree all by themselves. They spent about an hour hanging ornaments and making new ones out of construction paper. Jared managed to get a paper star to the top of our 8 foot tree without help. I am still unsure how he did this. 
But before I could get a picture of the finished tree..... it toppled over. Splat. Of course there was already water in the base so Eric lifted up the tree, I am grabbed towels to mop up water and the boys grabbed the ornaments. We got things cleaned up and the tree up and... over it goes again. So third time lucky I guess because we pushed it back in place. And for the last 18 hours things have been quite. I thought it was hilarious, Eric didn't seem to find as much humor in it. But at least it makes a good story. Too bad I missed a picture of the tree on the floor, somehow in all the chaos everything went too fast.
