When we weren't at the beach this weekend, we were busy decorating the house for Christmas. We started a new tradition this year (can you tell I love traditions?): the boys got a live tree for their room to decorate, and when Christmas is over we will plant the tree in our backyard. The plan is that in about ten years, the tree will be big enough to cut down and use for our Christmas tree again (Lord willing, if we are still living here, of course).
The boys had a lot of fun decorating the tree. I love that they are old enough to be a real help. We allowed them almost total reign on putting the ornaments on and they put a lot of thought into where to place each ornament. In the few days since the tree has been done, they've rearranged the ornaments several times. Thankfully our resident toddler has (mostly) left the tree alone.
It looks beautiful. We tried to buy and plant a living tree once when we lived in Sunnyvale, but, unfortunately, it didn't survive. Hopefully yours will have better luck!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the live tree!!! Makes me sad that I'm allergic because, like you, I love traditions and I think this one is stellar!!
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