O Christmas Tree

The tree is up and the lights are on thanks to our special helper.  Carmen was thrilled to help Daddy string the lights and was delighted to help decorate the tree with as many ornaments as she could get her hands on.  Of course, you can quickly tell which spot Carmen decorated as there are 10 or so ornaments on the same two branches.  Lets just call it her own artistic flair--who needs balance or equal distribution?  Turns out both daddy and I do...we secretly re-distributed her ornaments when she wasn't looking.  So far she hasn't made a fuss about it.  We'll see how long that lasts.  For now, she's enjoying looking at the tree and saying "big tree! and' "lights! lights!" with enthusiasm.  And, this time Max didn't sleep through the entire event, only most of it.  He did stay awake long enough to give a few smiles of approval.