Oh Christmas Tree Oh Christmas Tree

I love Christmas! Celebrating Christmas with Ava has been even more fun this year since she is more aware of what is going on and can be involved in all the traditions. Early last week we decorated our house and tree{in our christmas pjs!}. As expected Ava thought all the ornaments were toys and as she helped us unwrap each one she would say "oooohhh" and quickly snatch it up in her hands. She did this with about as many ornaments as she could hold in her hands and then we had to show her that although it may seem silly we actually hang these toy looking things on the tree and we can't play with them. Talk about a huge tease for a 20 month old. She has done so well though and has only taken a few off when I wasn't looking.

hanging the first ornament. see last year's pic

{side note, we didn't have the camera on the right setting to capture the prettiness of the tree lit up. it looks like it is bright as day but it was actually pretty dark in the room.}

unwrapping all the ornaments.

our tree is a collection of ornaments that were either given to us from friends and family before we got married at our "ornament shower" or are ones that have been in the family for many years. needless to say our tree is very eclectic but very special. it makes unwrapping the ornaments and remembering who they were from and the story behind them so much more fun.

these two gingerbread from the Burbachs were a favorite

but the most favorite thing of all was the bubble wrap

family pic with timer. come on macy! ;)

I also put another small christmas tree I already had on the bookshelf in Ava's room. We put lights and a few of her ornaments on there as well. Turning the lights on is always the first thing we must do after she wakes up.

And this is a random pick from last week that I think is cute. She loves standing on the stool in the bathroom, washing her hands, and looking at her self in the mirror. :)