Yep, Christmas is here!!! The tree is up, stockings are hung by the chimney with care, small pieces of Christmas cheer are spread throughout the house, and we are working on maybe doing some outdoor lights this year (although it is going to be COLD this weekend so we will see....) and hanging garland on the stairwell. So we aren't done, but close!
We came back from Thanksgiving in LP around noon on Saturday. I was anxious to get back to start putting up our decorations and to spend some time relaxing at home before heading back to work on Monday. Saturday I put up all the decorations around the house and then we headed to 5 o'clock mass. When Sunday morning rolled around, we decided to go get some breakfast at the family restaurant in town. And as if I don't hear it at least a few times a week already, a nice old lady saw us and said, "He sure looks like his daddy, doesn't he?" I said oh yes! She said, "Well maybe you can get the next one....." She was too cute! Anyways...after breakfast it was time to put up the tree. Luke went down for a nap so I ran to the grocery store and Wally started putting together the tree and stringing the lights. When I got back, it was just about ready for us to start hanging the ornaments. Luke was watching, and I gave him some unbreakable ornaments to play with. Then it came down to the last ornament - the pickle of course. We thought Luke could hang it this year! Then the topper - the Angel. He helped with this too!
And so now the tree has been up for 4 days and Luke does pretty good with it. He walks over to it a few times a night, points, and says "ooooooo". Then he gently yanks (yes, gently yanks) an ornament off the tree...there have been a couple of close calls on the tree falling over from his yanking. He really likes to pull the ribbon off too! Really, though, so far so good. It is still new to him so I am trying to be patient until the "newness" of the tree wears off!
Exploring the lights
He is so funny with this moose
I love this one!
He's got the pickle
Hanging it on the tree
Mommy and her 2 angels :)
that picture of luke holding the moose is so cute. he looks like such a handsome little grown up boy in those pictures with his new haircut--I love it. Almost 1 year Lukey!!
ReplyDeleteSo crazy to think at this time last year it was preparation time for him to arrive! What a year its been - such a big boy now.
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