We finally set up all our trees this week. I made sure to accompany the set up with a fun new toy for Peter so he was busy with that while we put up all the ornaments. It worked really well and now the tree has been up for 3 days and still he hasn't broken a single thing. It's a miracle. My older kids broke an ornament a day every year.
We decided to put a little tree up in Peter's room with no fragile things, Christian wanted a tree on his dresser in his room that he decorated all by himself, and then we have our main tree in the living room. It really is wonderful what a festive spirit the tree, twinkling with lights, brings to a room.
Every year I'm amazed how much more independence the kids show as they set everything up. Other than the tree itself and the lights and tinsel on the high branches, I didn't have to do a thing. I just enjoyed watching Bella and Christian do it. They love unpacking each ornaments and remembering when they got it or where it's from. Benjamin was busy with minecraft and didn't want to participate, but I made him come in and help me with the lights at one point in the hope that he would stay, but he didn't.
Christian loves to give Peter shoulder rides, but Peter has started wanting to hold onto Christian's face. It looked so funny the other day that I had to take a few pictures. Unfortunately for Christian it wasn't as funny as it looked. Peter grabbed so hard that his little toddler fingernails grabbed right into this gums and left his mouth bloody! He's taking a break from shoulder rides for a while.
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