This weekend I had the privilege of hanging out with friends all afternoon and evening to start decorating their home for Christmas. First we went to the Christmas tree lot to find the perfect tree. With six kids and two parents trying to make the decision it took some time to find just the right one, it had to have full branches with no gaps, be tall enough but not too tall, be the right kind of tree and of course have good color with no brown spots. But after some searching we found the right one and got it loaded up in the trailer.
Next was a stop to pick up pizza for dinner and hot chocolate for the trip because what is more Christmassy then hot chocolate?
Making our way back to the house we began the process of decorating the house. With plenty of places to put things and plenty of people wanting to decorate their own way it was quite the experience but with Christmas music playing in the background it was plenty of fun!
Finally it was time to decorate the tree, with the lights on their Mom passed out the ornaments so the kids could put them on, even the baby helped!
By the time we finished decorating we sat down to watch Miracle on 34th Street a Christmas movie for the ages! =)
While their family puts the angel on top of the tree before they put the ornaments on my family also put the angel on last. Everyone has their own version of Christmas traditions. But no matter the traditions it's the fun and joy that brings families together and it was an honor and a privilege to be part of the tradition with this amazing family.
One of my favorite Christmas traditions was when we were kids. My brothers and sister and I would always sleep by the Christmas tree at my grandparents house on Christmas Eve. I remember climbing into my sleeping bag, with my head on the pillow and staring up at the tree, all lit up with the angel on top and the stockings on the wall with presents underneath. The anticipation of wondering what would be in those packages was almost as much fun as actually getting to do it.
I love the joy of Christmas you see in a kid's eyes. I hope to always hang on to that joy and wonder of this wonderful season.
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