Our tree is cut and the house is fully decorated! It's not quite Thanksgiving yet, but we tossed caution to the wind and cut the weekend before this year. I personally love this new option we found during COVID. I know lots of people say "no Christmas til after Thanksgiving", Ryan included, but to me, this creates time to let each tradition have it's space. We have a full weekend ahead to celebrate Thanksgiving and family without the pressure of trying to get a Christmas tree down and decorated too! Plus! (The real bonus!) - The line to see Santa was short and the tree farm wasn't a zoo!
The kids did 95% of the tree this year! I was going to have them do the lights but the were both busy doing other jobs I'd asked them to do...and....half the strands were broken this year, so I had a trip to Menards in my future I wasn't planning for. But, they did all of the ornaments and all of the extra decor around the house themselves. I think next year I'll fully pass the torch and leave it up to them to at least get it started! How else will they learn!? Before I know it they'll be decorating their own trees at college and in their first homes. For now though, I'm going to enjoy the moment and the magic of the holidays!
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