so the saturday after we got home from the hospital, justin bundled up elise and isaac and took them to a local tree farm to get our christmas tree...
then isaac "helped" daddy and papa set it up...
while maurice had a christmas photo shoot...
and there the tree sat...
it's been up for a week now, and on friday, mary and mom put the lights on for us...
while elise made funny faces for the camera...
(thanks you two!)...
this evidently wore elise out...
and maurice...
but not isaac (no surprise there)...
then last night, we finally decorated the tree with our gazillion ornaments...
isaac was more interested in the boxes and paper the ornaments came in...
justin was the ornament hander-outer...
elise was adorable and did a great job...
the kids stopped to read the Cat in the Hat book ornament (it's actually the entire book!)...
while morgan decided to take a nap on the bed elise made for her baby...
elise putting one more ornament on the tree...
all finished (so we thought)...
justin got the kids ready for bed...
and not long after, the tree took a tumble, crashing to the ground, smashing who knows how many ornaments...i admit, i cried...
so back up it went...with justin tying it in two spots...
and somehow, we still have a ton of ornaments (who am i kidding, thank you aunt ruth!!)
merry christmas!
4 comments:
OH no!! I know it was probably so upsetting then, but it makes a great story!!! You'll be laughing later...like in a couple of years! That's one reason we went to an artificial tree. We always had such a problem putting up the real ones and we would get frustrated and we just felt like it wasn't worth it. Now our tree is up in minutes. Put on a greentree smelling candle and now one knows the difference!
So sorry about the tree (and all the ornaments!)!! Been thinking about you, and praying for your family of five to be a seamless transition for you. Can't wait to meet your little guy. Have a wonderful Christmas!
That happened to our family one year too... our fully decorated tree fell in the middle of our living room! The carpet saved must of the ornaments, and it is a great story that comes up every year. I just love that Elise was decorating the tree in her panties at the end... what is about 3-year-olds running around in panties all the time? I can't keep clothes on mine either :)
oh I would cry too! it will make for a good story though for years and years to come:) Merry Christmas !!!
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