Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

We have finished decorating the Christmas tree! I say this because we added ornaments here and there and I think we will be moving ornaments for days to come thanks to my 5yr old decorator. That and the fact that I keep finding ornaments on the floor under the tree, behind the couch, chair, over by the wall, etc. You get the picture. For those who have little ones you know exactly what I am going through. Between the kids and the dog who for some reason prefers the tree water to his fresh spring water in his bowl (go figure), I will be lucky to have any ornaments left at the bottom. I keep threatening to just put lights on the tree next year, but maybe it won't be a threat as I will not have any ornaments left to put on after its all said and done. For some reason my 5yr old princess likes to take off various ornaments that she thinks is pretty and moves them into a pile on the floor where she oohs and ahas over them and then conveniently forgets about them. Then the 2yr old finds them and moves them all around the room and hence I find them in odd places. Such fun this is! I took a picture today after church of my little darlings looking their best in front of the tree. Say cheese!!

The little stuffed monster that my princess is holding is one that she saw at a consignment store yesterday and just had to have. Never in a million years would I have ever picked this out for her because: a. I would never have thought that she would have liked it. b. It plays the most annoying song I have ever heard. In the end I told her that if she wanted it she could buy it and she promptly borrowed 50 cents to make this awesome purchase. Her big sister has already hid it numerous times and want to know WHY IN THE WORLD I let her get this ANNOYING THING!! It has caused many a fight amongst those two and the wee princess also loves it and fights sissy over it. Who would have ever thought this ugly thing would have caused such fuss?? I am not allowed to share my views that this monster is ugly as I was promptly told how very wrong I was and that it was pink and purple, her favorite colors and therefore beautiful.

Here is close-up of her newest awesome toy! (Yeah!!)