Day 2 of Advent

It was pouring today.  Simply pouring.  But we were determined to get a Christmas tree as part of our day #2 advent box.  Thanks to some helpful recommendations, we stumbled into Port Kells Nursery.  So beautifully decorated. Enchanting, dry, affordable trees, free hot chocolate and cookies, and dazzling decor for the kids.  What more could you ask for?

There was even a 'wonderland' section with anything you could possibly imagine to keep a child's interest- lights, trees, decorations, trains, like you've never seen.  So fun.

As for the decorating process?

I pictured a quiet scene with music in the air, egg nog in my hand, and a slow paced, lovely time of one by one, unraveling, remembering, and then carefully placing each ornament on the tree.

Instead it went something like this:

"Where's Toby?  Silas, don't play with the plug.  No touch Toby!  Silas- don't pull too hard on the beads, you'll break them.  No no Toby- don't put those hooks in your mouth- where did he get that?  Someone is smelly... That ornament is fragile Silas, don't play with that.  Why is there no baby Jesus with the nativity set? [We found him in a sock, in another sock, with a clippie keeping the sock closed] Silas- leave your brother alone." 
etc.

Duh. 

Toby was teething, Silas was over-tired and Toby skipped his afternoon nap but somehow we all managed to not get hurt, have a few laughs, and get a tree decorated.

And tomorrow while the kids most likely tear it apart, I will be at work for the first time in a year!

Fa-la-la!