Decorating the tree and family Christmas

The Christmas season is so magical with a child. And with two of them, it's double the fun! Little JT has always been a little cautious to anything new.  So, this was as close as he would get the first morning we put up the tree.  I will always remember this morning!  It was just him and I up at 6:30amish to look at the lights.

Sweet Bella decorating our tree.  And see that bag in her arm? That's where she is stashing her loot to take to her own tree.  We had no idea what she was doing!

Again, little man simply looking but would not get any closer.

Awww, finally he got used to it and could start decorating.

Nearly every night, they would sit there and rearrange the tree - which would mean taking lots of ornaments off to look at  and putting them back on.  It was a haphazard decorating job and I didn't fix it.  I loved how random it was because it was done in love and in a child's eyes of wonderment. 

Remember Bella's loot? This is her tree she did all by herself.  Notice the hammer and her shoe? Also, notice the painting at the bottom that pulled the tree over nearly every day.  I just love this!

Another special morning with me and the little man.

Awww, Christmas time!

These are the presents from Santa in front of his cookie plate.  Bella was disapointed the cookies were not all gone.

Merry Christmas everyone! Next up - the trips to the grandparents.