Friday, December 11, 2009

Putting up our Christmas Tree

It is our tradition to put our Christmas Tree up when we return to town after Thanksgiving.  The kids were so excited! I love going through each ornament and telling the story behind it.   We purchase an ornament for each child every year which they will receive when they go off and start their own family.  We also buy a family ornament that reminds us of the year. Ari got a Three Musketeers Barbie Ornament and of course Ryan got a Star Wars ornament. He is obsessed with Star Wars! 

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Ari decorated the “tree” (aka tree stand) while we were bringing the decorations down.

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This is the first year that Arianna has helped with just about every part of putting the tree up.  putting up christmas tree (5)

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Ryan goofing off under the treeputting up christmas tree (6) putting up christmas tree (7) putting up christmas tree (8) putting up christmas tree (9)

Ryan goofing off in the tree box (can you tell what he did while we put the branches on??

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Ari putting the top on the treeputting up christmas tree (11) putting up christmas tree (12)

Ryan goofing off while we are putting the ornaments on.  He sure does do a lot of goofing off of late:)  He is a clown!putting up christmas tree (13) putting up christmas tree (14)

How do you hang these on the tree?

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