Oh Christmas Tree!

Early this morning, Ethan and Troy hopped into the truck and drove off. Beckett and I got dressed and took Kobe out for a walk and when we got home there was a big beautiful tree getting the stand put on it on the front porch.

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Decorating it took much of the day. We put tons of lights on it. Ethan was methodical about carefully putting the ornaments on by stringing the loops of string over the needles. Beckett was reckless ripping them from the branches with both fists. Kobe tried to eat anything that fell on the ground. Four ornaments on...three off. Four more ornaments on...three more off. Hours of entertainment!

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Aside from the occasional wrestling matches over the ornaments - the boys really enjoyed themselves. When Beckett had his nap after lunch, Troy took Ethan out to get a few more outside lights to finish the project and I finished off the tree.

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The next time Beckett saw the tree - three more ornaments were pulled off...