christmas, christmas time is near

seeing as how we more than likely won't be able to have a full size tree in the next few years, as rosie will be walking and getting into all sorts of trouble (if her brother's history is to be believed), i managed to convince bryan that we should get a real christmas tree this year.

i had considered a family outing to a tree lot to choose one, but ultimately decided against it. i am sure oliver would have loved the experience, but there were just far too many opportunities for meltdowns. and in the end, all he really wants is a christmas tree. so instead, bryan picked one up at Home Depot while running errands, and got it set up and ready for decorating before oliver got home from day care.

it took him a little while to become interested in actually decorating it (he mostly just wanted to play with the ornaments), but eventually he got the hang of it and he and i had fun decorating it. once we completed the task, he stepped back and sighed, "it's beautiful!" the kid sure knows how to be cute when he wants to be.