Oh Christmas Tree!

Our tree is up! The kids had such a great time decorating it and the look on Kaylen's face the first time she saw the lights on it was amazing and priceless. She didn't want to actually hang the ornaments, instead she pulled them out of the boxes, screamed excitedly for Dakota to "Look! Look! I love this one!" and then asked Dakota to put it on the tree. At one point I looked at Dakota and she had no less than 15 ornaments in her hands as she tried desperately to keep up with an eager little girl.

Kelton was having a grand time as well - he would pull handfuls of things out of the boxes and hang them on the branches and he loved hearing about how they all came to be ours. Our tree is a hodgepodge of collected ornaments through the years and they are all very special and have their own stories. I love that about our tree! :)

As an extra added bonus to our fun time, Kelton decided it was time to write his first letter to Santa. He worked hard on it, added some hand drawn pictures, addressed it, stamped it and mailed it. It was so much fun to watch him!

And this is the kids standing next to Roller the Polar Bear in our yard. The tree is decorated, the house lights are up and most of the gifts are bought! We are almost ready for the big day!!!