The Wonder of Christmas (aka, "What did they think of the tree?")

I've been having a slow start getting in the Christmas spirit this year. Last year I was too busy dealing with twin witching hour, pumping, tummy time, torticollis, etc. to give the holidays too much thought. At the last minute we did put up the tree; here is one of my favorite pictures from this time last year.

This year things are still crazy busy but we've got it mostly under control and I'm dealing with feelings of missing my family. Slowly but surely, however, I have been working to change my mindset. Now we are a family of four, and we have our own holiday traditions to start! A visit to Santa on Tuesday helped me begin to get in the spirit; a lot of Christmas music, a little planning, and putting up the tree today have continued me on the right track.

Originally we weren't planning on putting up our tree b/c S&Z are 14-1/2 months old and it sort of screams disaster. I was convinced by my MOT friend, Wendy, to give it a try. Since Wendy, her husband Dave, and twins Sydney & Ivy were coming over for lunch today I persuaded Derek at the last minute to put it up before they arrived. Silas & Zoe woke up from their nap and had a chance to check it all out before our friends arrived...

We put the sparkly red tree topper on along with a handful of ornaments (only on the top half, of course), and called it good. For the most part the kids have left it alone and I'm so glad we took a chance and put it up! Thanks, Wendy ;)

Later on tonight I caught Zoe sitting in front of it eating cheerios and staring at the lights. It's pretty cool to witness the wonder of Christmas right before my eyes...

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