Decorating the Christmas Tree

Decorating the tree was so easy this year. Why? One word: Evelyn. Once I showed her how to put ornaments in empty spaces on the tree (as opposed to clustering the ornaments together), she didn't need any more assistance. Evelyn hung most of the ornaments this year, while Troy and I stood back and watched.

Julia was also helpful. She understood that we were trying to put the ornaments on the tree, unlike last year when she kept trying to take them off the tree. Julia hung a few ornaments (with a little help from Evelyn and Troy), and then she left the decorations on the tree while she admired them.Here are all three girls (look closely and you'll see Rosie, too), admiring the lights and ornaments from the ground level.