Here Comes the Tree!

After David went to bed last night, Tabi helped me finish putting up the tree and we got the white/chili pepper lights on it. She wasn't quite as helpful when it came to putting the tree skirt in place... but it got done...




And David woke up to a lit Christmas tree this morning! It was so cute to see how his face lit up when he saw the lights.

Throughout the day, we added little touches, like a string of colored lights. When he came back in the room & saw those, he started naming all the colors & got very excited!



Here he is trying not to touch the lights. He already got in trouble for unscrewing the bigger bulbs!

Some blue tinsel helped distract him for a while.





When Dad got home from the hospital, he put the star on top of the tree! We cheered for him!

To solve my dilemma about being pregnant and putting the lights up, I came up with a plan. Below you will see the lights "on" the house.


David's face tonight when he saw the lights made all that bending, stooping, and general discomfort worth it! We're the first lights I've seen for several blocks.