Friday, December 12, 2008

Oh Christmas Tree

So last Sunday we finally decorated the tree! This event is supposed to be a wonderful time of family togetherness, holding and cherishing old ornaments and memories, and relishing in the Christmas Spirit....

So why is it that our sweet and precious children could not stop fighting?! Between all of the "this is mine", "no, I'm putting that one on", "she won't stop touching me", "she put that ornament in my spot"... all I could think of was that I really just want a fake tree that is pre-decorated so that we can avoid all of this "family togetherness"!

Somehow we all survived, still love each other, and have a fairly decent looking Christmas tree! Luckily the pictures did NOT capture all that was going on, so had I not been so incredibly honest, one would think that it was quite a lovely experience!

2 comments:

Mommo said...

Oh Holly,
Being honest is soooo good. It sure makes everyone feel good abouth their own family fighting and all the wonderful "family togetherness" we love so much.'
The tree looks great.

The Leinonen family said...

That is hilarious Holly -- soooo true and nothing like you see on those hallmark commercials. I just sat here laughing - that is the reality of decorating a tree with six kids!