Christmas Tree Decorating . 2013

I  love having our Christmas tree up for as long as possible.  And because I also like to take it down Christmas afternoon, to help maximize the time, we set it up the day after Thanksgiving.

Following tradition, we put our Christmas tree up the Friday following Thanksgiving.  The boys all enjoyed helping hang the ornaments, carefully placing each one.  To help make things more festive we enjoyed hot chocolate as we decorated.

Following the tree's completion, we set up the Christmas train from Grandma Jody and Ann.  Each night, after reading a bedtime story, the boys would lay on the ground to watch the train go around.

The weekend prior Patrick decorated our house in white lights.  When Ryder finished his quiet time that afternoon he joined Patrick outside to finish wrapping the tree in more lights.