tree decorating

the christmas tree... where did that tradition come from? it sounds like the behavior of a drunk man. i can picture it now. "honey, why is there a... pine tree in our living room?" "i like it! tomorrow... we're gonna... we're gonna decorate it! for jesus..." -jim gaffigan

i got beckett a new elephant ornament for the tree this year. he helped picked it out and loved it and i thought it would make him excited for tree decorating. except for some reason he thinks it does not belong on the tree. at least 3 times a day i hear him over by the tree saying, "elephant! what are you doing here?!" and he rips the elephant right off the tree. then i find it in super random places... like in a kitchen cabinet. you think i would learn that you can't predict anything or have any expectations whatsoever with toddlers, but i'm stubborn. anyways...

before we decorated the tree, beckett did some sketches of trees and ornament placement. he does his best work on tables. 

before

 lighting...

eggnog break! how much eggnog is too much for a toddler? he drank a gross amount.

 then this happened

saige doing garland work

tada! just for jesus!