Craig pulled out the Christmas tree lights soon after Thanksgiving and Johngideon and Montgomery had a ball "helping" him with them. They were so excited! They were even kind enough to unwind all of the lights from their neat spools and mix them together so they could dance the "tangle"! Of course they also spent a little time testing the strength of the light strings, and also seeing if the lights could possibly have alternative careers as jump ropes!
I got some great action shots...
...and Craig got a longer opportunity to spend on lights management. He's not sure he'll require their "help" next year! :o)
Gommy "the Blur" looks like a smurf in these photos because after she'd changed into her jammies, I thought Craig might "want" her help outside while he was stringing lights on the porch. She modified her attire for the weather and just kept it all on when she came back inside.
I think she looks adorable!
I love the way Craig loves the holiday season. I'm not a grinch, but he definitely is the one in our family who leads the charge in decorating and making sure we all start feeling festive.
He creates holiday scenes all throughout the house and hangs lights and garland greenery indoors as well as out.
After an incredibly busy weekend (more on that later...whew!!), and missing three or four planned opportunities to purchase our family Christmas tree at places we intended (like Job's school Senior Class Christmas Tree Sale (oops!) -- missing car keys issues prevented that one) or places we have enjoyed purchasing from in the past (this time of year we are scheduling family life around performances -- I think Maia alone must do about 10 or more per week!), we finally had everyone together in one vehicle and skated into a nearby urban tree lot at 9:50 p.m. on a Wednesday night (just before they closed at 10:00 p.m.!)...responsible school-night parenting at its best!
It was Job's year to choose the tree and we think he picked a great one -- thankfully very quickly because it was literally FREEZING...
...off which we swiftly cut a treetrunk slice...mmm...smells so good! (each year we write the date on these slices and save them for ornaments)...
...threw on top on the van...
...and zipped the two minutes back to the house :o)...
...where Job was kind enough to pose next to his pick...hope he enjoys it 'cause he'll be out of college next time its his turn! Ahhh, the joys of a big family :-)
The lights went on the next day. Hopefully we'll get around to ornaments soon...?
Take Care. Much love.
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