The first tree we got was, unknown to us, crooked! So after K put the stand on, it literally leaned so far to one side that it couldn't stand up. It was distressing, to say the least.
Thankfully, round two was a lot better. The tree was fresher for one thing, cut only the day before in Oregon. The branches were fuller, and tree was overall more fragrant.
Everyone pitched in to help decorate (it helped that we got mostly ornaments that are unbreakable). The kids did so well, and really got into putting the ornaments up. J insisted on taking care of all the green balls, of course. E was very specific about where the balls went. K and I tried to do some rearranging, seeing as how the tree looked very bottom-heavy after the kids were done, but E protested each time we tried to move any ornaments!
As a treat, we also allowed J and E to each pick out one ornament of their own. True to form, J picked out a car; E has a little ceramic dog.
Souvenir from our trip to San Francisco in August.
The final look.
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