Tree

I didn't post about the girls helping pick out the tree and decorate it because we got our tree the Sunday before Thanksgiving and well I just simply forgot to write about it. Sorry!  We went to pick out our tree which only took about 10 minutes when you go that early, there are still lots of trees to pick from and all the pretty ones are still available!   While I picked out our tree...Hayden and Gracie walked around picking up rocks and throwing them, yeah I don't know, apparently it isn't exciting to a 4 year old and  2 year old to pick out a tree.  Once we got the tree home the girls, well especially Hayden was very excited.  I think Gracie was just amazed, she was only 1 last year and didn't really get to help.  Unfortunately the day we got the tree was also the day that Mommy's bad cold started and I just really didn't feel good and being nauseous from baby didn't help either.  So for once we didn't decorate the tree the same day, that should tell you how bad I felt!  I am going to tell a story that Mark and I haven't told anyone...Monday night Hayden and I started putting the lights on the tree before Mark got home and, even though I just knew he was going to fuss at me for having to stand on chairs to get them on the top, I did it anyway thinking that I would be helping him out since he gets home so late now.  Well Hayden and I plugged the last strand in to put on and the whole tree went OUT!  I completely panicked and finally figured out which strand it was that went out and took it off and started over.  Well as soon as I plugged in the last set again the whole tree went out and I couldn't figure out which strand it was because I had put them all over the place trying to be good and not stand in the chair unless I had to(which meant that I was basically throwing lights at the tree and hoping they fell in the right spot).  Well this time I panicked and got really upset between the not feeling well and being tired and baby sick, I just wanted to be done but I wanted my girls to enjoy decorating the tree with me.  When Mark walked in the door Hayden and Gracie were watching TV and I was sitting in the chair with tears just streaming down my face.  It was a real cry, the kind where you sobbing and face is all red and puffy, and even though I knew crying wasn't helping I just could not stop!  He asked what was wrong and Hayden told him that the tree went out and he looked at me and told me it was okay and immediately went over to the tree to fix it!  He got it all fixed but after all that we decided to wait another day to actually put the ornaments on it.  Tuesday when Mark got home we put all the ornaments on the tree and I always love our special ornaments that Mema gives the girls every year.  I love new ornaments, to me that is what makes the tree special.  Hayden loved looking at all of her ornaments this year, she never really knew she had them.  Gracie was hilarious she didn't hang her ornaments, she just laid them inside the tree.  Needless to say the bottom of the tree had more decorations than the top, but we all had a great time decorating, even Mark, who usually skips out on the decorating part(he really enjoyed himself this year).  It was fun to sit back and watch the girls do it by themselves.  We had a great time and the tree is absolutely beautiful!

I just love our tree!  At night I just sit and look at it instead of the TV!  I am so excited this year about the girls and all of their surprises.  Excited does not even begin to describe how they will be Christmas morning!!!

Santa pajamas!