Oh Christmas Tree

We spent the day a few weeks ago decorating our house for Christmas. Kate remembered from last year that she got to enjoy a Starbucks hot chocolate in a cup "like mommy's" and requested the same this year. She also sweet-talked daddy into donuts, so I guess that will be remembered and requested next year.

Yummy donuts and hot chocolate

Enjoying donuts and milk - Mags didn't

like her hot chocolate

Kate and Maggie have their own tree this year - a little 4 foot tree that they can decorate however they please, well really however Kate pleases! Let's just say that the tree has been knocked over twice, once by each girl, and about half of the ornaments have been broken at least once. We've glued Ariel back together 3 times and she's still missing part of her fin and poor Alice in Wonderland is armless. I'm going to have to do some ornament buying after Christmas for next year's tree!

Needless to say, Kate had a very small part in decorating the big tree. She worked hard at being careful and her job was to decorate the back of the tree. (And since you won't see a picture of it, you'll just have to trust me that it looks good!) She sort of lost interest in helping but did make sure that the Wicked Witch from Oz found a prime spot right in the front...looks great with all of the Radko ornaments!:) And Maggie was in on the fun too, but mostly in a mischievous way and so daddy was given the job of keeping her out of the way. Maybe she'll be better help next year!

So proud of her tree - and this was

before the witch was snuck on!

After the tree was completed, Ryan and Kate moved it outside to put up our lights and Frosty. Kate sort of helped, but mostly just enjoyed playing in the front yard and asking daddy every few minutes when Frosty would be up. Maggie stood at the front door, watching from inside, and was none too happy about it. Again, maybe she'll be better help next year!

Kate loves Frosty

Longing to be outside!

The house looks festive and Christmasy and Kate loves to come down each morning and turn on both trees. I'm sad to think that in a week, it will all be over and taken down. Until then, we'll savor the season and celebrate Jesus' birth...and look forward to Santa's visit too!