...because it's a moment worth cherishing, capturing, and reliving...: Tree

04 December 2010

[ the halls are decked ]

Loving the way the house glows during the month of December. We've loved the feeling that our house is finally seeming completely "unpacked" (even though we've lived here for 8 months). And since that sense of settledness was finally becoming reality, I was honestly a little hesitant to lug out all the sparkly trinkets, that have a tendency to look cluttered and just attract the dust. But I'm so glad we did though. I'm not getting the cluttered vibe I thought I would. Instead, I get that I'll Be Home For Christmas, that this-is-our-first-Christmas-in-our-first-home-with-our-first-baby feeling every time I walk in the door. Ooooo, how I love the fact that I have corners, and nooks, and landings, and banisters, and ledges, and coffee tables to decorate. I've always wanted short spans of wall that call for just the right size picture, and little corners and places to put thought into that otherwise might go unnoticed. I love that I have them in our home, but it's double euphoria that I have corners, and nooks, and landings, and banisters, and ledges, and coffee tables to decorate for Christmas. Sigh.

Breck didn't really seem to be too interested or notice the tree all that much until Sterling started messing with the ornaments and pawing at them. Then Breck tried to chime in on the fun and get a few paws of his own in there. Breck has done fairly well with staying out of the tree. Fairly. We will say No, if he tries to touch the ornaments. Sometimes he obeys, but I would say most of the time he laughs at us. If "no" or redirection doesn't do the trick, we have had to get the smackins out. Persistence pays off, right?!?! Maybe next Christmas he'll finally catch on. All we know is, we are putting up a tree every year; no question there... no matter how many kids we have, no matter how many babies are pacing the floor. None of this skipping-putting-up-the-tree-because-the-kids-will-get-into-it business. We're loving what we've got glowin' on every night here at the Buckingham household. So pretty!

Gotta give a big plug for my honey... didn't he do a fabulous job at decorating our tree? Literally, he did it all by himself minus one ornament. I can only take credit for hanging one lousy ornament. I was wiped out and not feeling well from a few different things the day we had planned to decorate, so he continued on with the plan and did a flawless job at that. And I must say, I've never seen anyone decorate a tree in such an organized way. He never had a mess puddled at his feet, ever. He's amazing!