Our Family gathered to decorate the 2 Family Christmas Trees. Having Grandchildren participate adds a whole new demention to the experience
This is the tree in the living room, it is a fake pre-lit tree (thank you to whoever thought of that concept) The ornaments are breakable, and they all have stories. They are from significant events in our lives, and travels we have taken. The children...ie Brad and Emily, seem to have a contest as to who can bring back the ugliest one. So far the bright pink one with the red tassel from China is the winner. But close behind is the felt King Henry from England.
This is the tree hanging in the hall. The origins date back to our home in Riverside, which was to small to have a traditional tree. So we hung the first ones from lattice, in the front entry way. It is the perfect tree when small children are around. It couldn't be knocked over, and the kids couldn't get to it. We used to have a real tree (branches cut off) placed in the lattice, but one year we got a spark, and decided to go with fake garland, (burn a candle for scent)
We have tall children, so by the time they were teens they were tall enough to help decorate the tree. Brads wife Katie, and Wesley's girlfriend Dana needed a stool to stand on to put the ornaments up. Nora and Sara were not satisfied to just hand the ornaments to people, they were boosted up to help. This tree has ornaments that the kids have made, ornaments that were gifts, or the result of ornament exchange parties. Each has a story, that seems to get better each year!
We don't have a picture of the finished product, I think Holly does on Nora's blog. It is so full, and pretty. we have to be careful to put the longer ornaments in the middle so we can get the doors to the closet, Grandma room, and bath room open.
You can see Nora getting a boost from Sam to put on an ornament
Katie is on a stool, or she is now as tall as Wesley!
I am the one that sits and untangles the ornaments from each other. Grandpa this year was the story teller to the grandchildren. It is always a fun evening.
This is the tree in the living room, it is a fake pre-lit tree (thank you to whoever thought of that concept) The ornaments are breakable, and they all have stories. They are from significant events in our lives, and travels we have taken. The children...ie Brad and Emily, seem to have a contest as to who can bring back the ugliest one. So far the bright pink one with the red tassel from China is the winner. But close behind is the felt King Henry from England.
This is the tree hanging in the hall. The origins date back to our home in Riverside, which was to small to have a traditional tree. So we hung the first ones from lattice, in the front entry way. It is the perfect tree when small children are around. It couldn't be knocked over, and the kids couldn't get to it. We used to have a real tree (branches cut off) placed in the lattice, but one year we got a spark, and decided to go with fake garland, (burn a candle for scent)
We have tall children, so by the time they were teens they were tall enough to help decorate the tree. Brads wife Katie, and Wesley's girlfriend Dana needed a stool to stand on to put the ornaments up. Nora and Sara were not satisfied to just hand the ornaments to people, they were boosted up to help. This tree has ornaments that the kids have made, ornaments that were gifts, or the result of ornament exchange parties. Each has a story, that seems to get better each year!
We don't have a picture of the finished product, I think Holly does on Nora's blog. It is so full, and pretty. we have to be careful to put the longer ornaments in the middle so we can get the doors to the closet, Grandma room, and bath room open.
You can see Nora getting a boost from Sam to put on an ornament
Katie is on a stool, or she is now as tall as Wesley!
I am the one that sits and untangles the ornaments from each other. Grandpa this year was the story teller to the grandchildren. It is always a fun evening.
2 comments:
Did you intend to put "demention" instead of dimension? because I think you are COMPLETELY accurate in the description.
You were there, I think I used the right word. ( although I did mean to use the other one..yeah for spell check)
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