It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We decided to buy a new 12 foot christmas tree for this year. I absolutely love decorating for christmas. I guess being stuck home with sick kids gave me a chance to decorate. Madison was a huge help this year. She took down all the fall stuff and loved helping me put up the christmas things. I had to carefully persuade her to put things where I wanted. Remember how strong willed she is? She helped me work for hours though! Gotta love her help.

When Brett put the ladder up, all the kids were excited to climb it. Caitlin went up one step and was done. Blake liked it, but never went all the way to the top and told us that he is a little scared of heights. We couldn't get Madison to get down. She climbed all the way to the top and put all the ornaments up high. That girl has no fears. I think that Brett was a little relieved when I returned all the empty bins to the basement and said that I was done decorating. Don't tell him that I have a shopping list for Hobby Lobby.

Since Madison was such a great little helper, I gave her a ceramic lit up tree to put in her bedroom. She loves it. It is a very special tree because my grandmother made it for me. She has been so cute telling people that her great grandmother Miriam made it.

I can't believe that I am ready for the snow now. It would make it seem even more like christmas.