Christmas Tree 2011

We decided to put up our Christmas Tree the day before Thanksgiving. That’s a first for us. Usually it’s the day after Turkey day. We loved putting it up… and enjoyed seeing it after Thanksgiving Dinner.

We’ve had this Christmas tree for 10 years. A friend gave us her old tree when we lived in Florida. What a great gift for us! We’ve enjoyed it ever since though I’m sure it’s not quite as perky as it once was. I don’t think the kids mind a bit.

Fluffing Branches.

I think Tru snuck the camera.

This was the funniest.
Truman didn’t bother hanging ornaments; he would get one and with all his might throw it into the tree.
Some of the time they stuck. The entire tree jingled.

Some of the time they flew through the tree and Tru would collect the ornaments in the corner.
Then he would throw them once again hoping they’d stick. Oh – Tru!!

Fah who for-aze! … Dah who dor-aze! … Welcome Christmas,… Christmas Day.
Only Tru didn’t want to reinact the Who song from the Grinch. He wanted to play ring-a-round-the-rosy.

When Abe started hanging up the ornaments of Jesus,
he came to me and with a tender heart and tears in his eyes
and said, “I am feeling so special.”