Trimming the Tree

It is tradition at our house to "deck the halls" the day after Thanksgiving. The boys helped carry the tree and all of the Christmas boxes upstairs. With some assistance from Quinn, Will put the tree together. Once I strung the lights, the boys got started hanging the ornaments.

Quinn wanted no help getting the ornaments on the tree. With this particular one, he was persistent and finally got it to stay on the branch after several tries.

Grandma and I had some good laughs, as the boys each concentrated on one particular area of the tree. They hung the majority of the ornaments on just a few specific branches.

Will concentrated on the lower front branches while Quinn focused on the branches on the middle right.

When the boys tired of hanging ornaments, JJ and I finished the decorating. I moved a "few" ornaments around so that each had its own space.

Will said, "We did all this hard work, and it looks just beautiful!"