O Christmas Tree

As the Christmas holiday is approaching, Adam, Lily and I took a major first step in family tradition-making.  We put up our first Christmas tree!! Since this is the first year we are not traveling to see extended family over the holidays, we decided it was time.  Also, since this is our first home, we don't have enough decorations to make me feel really Christmas-y. And the ones we do have are glass and therefore not the best idea with a climbing, throwing toddler around, so they will remain in boxes or on shelves out of reach. So the tree is pretty much our little corner of Christmas joy. Baby steps...

Lily now loves to say cheese! when we take her picture.  So here is her cheesiness with her new favorite toy! Aren't those footie jammies so cute?! I keep finding them on sale, so she has more than enough, but at least they all are darling.  These particular ones have a monkey on the side, and when Lily notices it, she will walk around saying, "Ooh ooh ahh ahh." Highly endearing. I'll record her version of animal sounds one day.  Wait 'til you hear the penguin....

If you notice, Lily has successfully managed to pull all the ornaments off the tree in the areas she can reach.  Probably better that way... Luckily (since she enjoys throwing the gold things around the house), they are plastic and not breakable.  She did grab one that was glass and of course it shattered into a million pieces; I had the pleasure of cleaning up. Good thing she is so lovable.

When we were trying to get her to stand by the tree to take a quick picture (cuter/more Christmas-themed ones are coming - I promise), she kept backing into the tree and it was poking her. So she would turn around, bat the branch, give it a glare and then look back at Adam and me to say, "Did you see that thing get me?"

Anyhow, here it is in all its simple glory.  No star on top, but that will be another tradition for us to start someday when our girls are both here!

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