{ christmas tree }

This year I decided that I would get the Christmas tree up earlier than usual.  Normally I wait until after my birthday (on the 4th December) to get the house ready, but as we were away last year for Christmas I am keen this year to get in the Christmas spirit as well as getting organised nice and early.  The kids love putting up the tree and decorating it, and as per the previous years we had the big tree (with decorating directions from me) and the smaller tree which I let them take complete charge of.