Setting up the Christmas tree with my 2 babies didn't quite look like I thought it would in my imagination...
There were moments of delight...the excitement of being handed an ornament, the joy of playing with strings of bright lights, so I caught glimpses of my "vision".
But a 2 year old and a 1 year old don't understand why they can play with lights on the floor, but not the ones on the tree. There was confusion expressed in anger over why it was ok to put ornaments on the tree, but not take them off again. And there was a whole box of broken snowman decorations after the 2 year old dropped them on the floor. (Mom, I've totally paid back for breaking your "favorite" Christmas ornament years ago. :-P)
But we pressed through. And we did it together. And the next morning (after they all slept in until 8 a.m....apparently putting up a Christmas tree is hard work!) Benjamin pointed out excitedly that he put on "This one and this one and this one" so I know he has good memories of it. So it was worth the effort, and we've learned some lessons, and the kids still look cute in front of the tree.
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