Monday, December 26, 2011

Setting Up the Tree

So we had so much fun this year decorating the tree with the kids - they were so cute "trying to be so careful" with all the ornaments.  Mommy and Daddy had to use a lot of patience and close our eyes at times to let them help - but we had to!  They were so cute and happy at the tree and all the "pretty balls" as Rio said.
Above is Jax and Austin pulling out some of the ornaments out of the box - of course our little adventurer Jax climbed up on the chair to put them "higher" on the tree - just where we didn't want him :)  What a cutie!
Austin saw daddy pulling the tree out of the box (yes we went artificial a few years ago - too expensive every year for a real one).  Anyway, Austin saw daddy and had to help with the tree although he found the pieces a little "heaby" (heavy)
Daddy and the kidlets doing some decorating!  We ended up telling them that they could touch all the snowflakes and the bells so they ended up all at the bottom of the tree - PERFECT place!
Daddy telling Austin where his "A" ornament could go
Even Lennox joined in - he found his fun in the "bubble wrap."  And yes... he is wearing a sweater.  We are rolling our eyes just as much as you might be - but he was freezing after his haircut so we had to!

Mommy with the kiddos pulling out the rest of the "bells"
Last years cute ornaments for the kiddos - "J" "A" and "R"
After about 10 or 15 minutes, the kids lost interest and started their own kind of fun - they grabbed the empty diaper box and made a slide - so funny - they are so creative these days too - it's so fun!
And when that fun wore off... they made the chair a jungle gym :) to climb on and through
Another fun event this same week was talking to them about their stockings and that there are presents in them from Santa on Christmas Day.  Jax kept wanting to hold his and would say, "presents?  Where are you?"

Rio's favorite thing was all the snowmen - she would play with them all day long most days - pulling them around the house and singing, "Frosty" and "Once there was a Snowman" - she loves singing and these were a perfect audience for her!

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