Ian was soooo excited about the Christmas tree this year. Just going out and purchasing it had him jumping out of his skin in excitement. 🙂
When the time rolled around Saturday for us to start decorating it, Ian really, really, really wanted to help. For those that have spent much time around 3 year olds and/or Christmas trees, there are very few things that you can hand off to a small child and hope that it will make it safely on the tree.
Mike enlisted Ian’s assistance in checking the lights for burnt out bulbs. After that, Ian (and Daddy) helped hold the strand of lights as I put them on the tree. He lost interest after a while which enabled me to get the bulk of the ornaments on the tree without worrying about Ian messing with the glass balls.
I made the mistake of asking Ian if he wanted to hang the John Deere tractor ornament we bought which turned into a fiasco. Ian doesn’t want to accept that its an ornament and prefers to think of it as “his big tractor”. LOL Its been on and off the tree more times than I can count. Usually it hangs from the tree whenever Matthew tries to get at it. 😉
After we compromised on the fate of the tractor ornament, Ian was a big help when putting bows on the branches. 😉
Ian decorating:
We did the bulk of the decorating while Matthew was down for his morning nap. What a surprise he had when he came downstairs!
Matthew checking out the lights before going down for his nap:
Video of Matthew checking out the tree. He kept waving “bye”. Not sure why. Also, just so you know, the microwave was beeping in the background. Every single time I watch the video, I think something is beeping in the house. LOL
The tree is in a new spot this year. The furniture wouldn’t fit in any other layout now that the tv has been moved to the “wood” paneling wall. 🙂 It is probably a good thing that the tree is inaccessible on 2 sides…its almost a defensive position to keep little baby hands off. 🙂 Or, at least we hope. 🙂