Christmas Tree 2012

This year, we decided to do a new style on the tree - all white and gold and silver. I really like the way it looks. It is a little different without all the kids' homemade ornaments from throughout the years, but I am enjoying the change.

Our tradition for many years has been to put the tree up and decorate it on the weekend after Thanksgiving. It was a special blessing this year to have all three of my children help decorate it. I am sure that now that they are adults, it will be unusual to have them all home to decorate the tree together. For that I am truly thankful.

Putting Up the Tree

Our annual tradition is to put the Christmas tree up the weekend after Thanksgiving, and this year was no different. I was blessed to have all three children here and Ron and Jess graciously put together the artificial tree. My camera seems to have gone on the blink so most of my pictures are blurry. But it is what it is. Each child has their own box of special ornaments along with the standard ornaments that we have collected over the years. Christmas carols were playing, and Jess insisted on retrieving the remainder of our ornaments and trim from the attic - so everyone was happy.

The final product - well, almost. Kate still has to add her ornaments. She was too busy with school to help decorate. But she was sitting nearby doing her homework.