O Christmas Tree!

I think I must be getting old. See, when I was a kid, it took Christmas FOREVER to come! I remember hearing those "old folks" exclaiming at how quickly the last year had passed, and their surprise, and it seemed, almost a distress, that Christmas was here again. Now I find myself saying those very things! Don't get me wrong, I am no scrooge! I love Christmas, but I do feel like I just put all of those boxes of Christmas things away! And yet, here it is again!
Well, last weekend we pulled out the Christmas tree and decorated it up! The kids love it, of course. On Saturday, Steve took the boys (minus Carter) to a BYU basketball game right here in Chicago, the boys were super excited to go. While they were gone, Sydney, Carter and I set up the tree. Sydney requested that we watch the movie with the people singing Alleluia. It took me a minute to figure that one out, but then I recalled that last year we had watched a Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert while we set up the tree. And thus a tradition is born.
On Sunday night, we watched the new David Archuleta Concert as a family and put the decorations on the tree. I LOVE those concerts, and I think the kids do to.
Here are a few shots of the fun...


Carter was especially interested in all of the "balls". Thankfully, we have shatter-proof balls for our tree. We will leave the rest up to your imagination...


Ahhh, David Archuleta...



And then came the grand ceremony of placing the star upon the top of the tree. After much debate, Sydney was granted that "high" honor. Up the ladder Daddy and Sydney went and all seemed to be going well...


Reach Sydney, reach! So close...

Suddenly that honor didn't seem so fantastic any more! You should have heard Sydney shriek! All the while Daddy saying, "I've got you Sydney, I've got you". But, to no avail...


And so, down she came. The star did finally make it up, but Daddy had to do that by himself.
Thus, Christmas season begins!