O Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree

This marks our second year in the new house for Christmas. Of course, last year we were nuts with the move, a trip to Chicago, and an adoption. This Christmas is proving to me much calmer. We decorated the tree yesterday and it was a lot of fun. The girls didn't get into the decorating too much last year, but really enjoyed it this year. We had fun looking at the decorations and the girls were shocked to discover that I, too, was once a little girl when they saw my personalized ornaments from childhood. Kim and I feel we have discovered the right formula for tree assembly and that is to put all little people down for a nap while we assemble and light. When they wake up - presto! The tree is here!

Later that evening, we loaded the whole family into the car with hot chocolate for a tour of Christmas lights in the neighborhood. We even took Jordan with us! It was a lot of fun and something Kim and I have always enjoyed doing. I love not being frantic and stressed. I only hope it lasts a while longer.