We put our Christmas tree up on Monday. It’s a real tree, in all its glory. We’ve had real trees in the past, but when we got a cat we stopped and bought a fake tree. Easier to retrieve from the floor and repair, only it has seen better days and doesn’t hold all our ornaments. That was well before we had kids, so the kids have never had a real tree before. This was their first year, and I really think they are enjoying it They helped pick it out, trim it up, and put the ornaments on. Just this morning I caught Luke leaving the table during breakfast to go turn the lights back on. We already have a good stash of presents purchased, so I’m excited to wrap them up and put them under the tree. After I get a new tree skirt, of course. Can’t have a naked tree all December, now can we?
Little M.S. Runner 
Very pretty! I have loads of presents stashed away to wrap also. I like seeing how excited piles of presents under the tree makes my kids!
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I am a little nervous that the kids will be tempted to tamper with the presents, but we’ll try a few and see how it goes. We don’t do the Santa thing here, but I still won’t put any out with their names on them. Too tempting!
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Just gorgeous.
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Pretty!! You could always wrap a couple of empty boxes just to mess with them. Oh, but that would be mean. Never mind!
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Mary, that’s a great idea! My daughter would likely cry, but my son would find it hilarious. Especially if he was trying to snoop before Christmas 🙂
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