Christmas Tradition #1

One thing I love about Christmas is all the traditional things we do. I've been looking at our calendar and trying to determine when we will fit them all in! Tonight we bought and decorated our Christmas tree. Yes, we are real tree people. They are messy and sometimes they die sooner than you'd like, but again, it's tradition. When I was growing up we used to go up to the mountains the day after Thanksgiving and cut down a Christmas tree. Ryan and I wanted to do that this year, but didn't think about getting a permit until it was too late. So we went to our favorite tree lot at Red Mountain High School. (their trees are awesome- they keep them in water all the time, and it benefits the band) 
Here's a look at our Family Home Evening activity tonight:

We got a smokin deal on this tree. It has quite the bare spot on the back,
but it's at the bottom and we knew it would be hidden. Ryan had to trim a few
branches at the bottom, but not too shabby.

After Ryan and I got the lights and ribbon on, Kate and Clark went to town with the ornaments.

Ta Da! There are a bit more ornaments around the bottom than the top- but hey, that's what
you get when kids decorate!