It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

                      

Well, it didn’t happen as fast as I had hoped, and today we are still working on getting the bulbs and ornaments on the tree, but getting the tree in and the lights on proved to be very fun for Emery!  Daddy put the tree up during bath time Sunday night, so Emery woke the next morning to a tree in her living room. Needless to say she was very interested in why this large tree was in her play area! She didn’t race over to it though, she admired it from afar. Then, last night, mommy and Emery put the lights on the tree, and she really enjoyed that!  With Christmas music blaring in the background, we took the, oh-so-very popular baby in lights pictures, played with some jingle bells, and finally - were able to get the lights on the tree.  Daddy and I were (and still are) very worried that she would want to use the tree to pull herself up, or want to put the branches in her mouth- pulling it over, but she was actually very gentle with it. She used a chair and table to pull herself up and get close enough to it to smell it and of course, taste the lights, but she didn’t pull, tug, or grab at the actual tree. Even this morning, she is playing around the tree with her toys, but has left it alone so far. Fingers crossed her curiosity won’t peek and cause a big crash. (Just kidding- we wouldn’t let that happen!)

 

So the lights are on the house, the tree is IN the house, and with the arrival of a special package full with Christmas gifts for Emery (thank you Great-Grandma Jan, and Great Aunt Jody!) it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here! Vegas has also complied with winter standards and has FINALLY dropped down into the 5low 50s the last few weeks, with it currently in the mid 40s. Sure - it isn’t in the 20s with negative wind chill (like our relatives in Colorado), but we are just grateful to finally have weather we can wear our coats and hats in.

 

VIDEO: Sorry it's a little fuzzy- we had the lights low so we could admire the Christmas lights.  

If you listen closely you can hear her say "Dadda".