We've had our tree up for about a week and I have to say that it has been a lot of fun. This is the first year the tree hasn't been gated off to protect the "baby." Instead we have a "big boy" who wants to help with everything!
In the past we've purchased real trees but that isn't always an economical choice. We also live in a condo and aren't sure if there are any rules/fire codes so for now we are sticking with the fake one that we already have. It's budget friendly too.
Rory was fascinated from the moment Josh brought the box upstairs and immediately wanted to help. I'm so grateful for his helpful spirit because he is ALWAYS wanting to assist or takeover the project completely!
This was the first year I've put up the tree with a toddler's help and it was quite the experience! The "branches" are color coded with little pieces of tape so you know what "level" to put the branches on. I had to re-sort the piles at least 10 times because a toddler just doesn't understand why it's so much easier to leave each color together. Instead he would grab a branch and tote it around calling it his "umbrella."
The tree assembly/decorating had to be split into two days. It normally takes about 20 minutes to get it up but this year it took over an hour and then I had to remove some of it because I realized I missed a level.
Rory loved looking at all the ornaments and hanging them on the tree. He thought they were toys though so the ornaments on his level are ones he can actually play with.
I also found these nesting dolls in our tub of decorations. I remember playing with a set when I was little and would spend a good amount of time, unstacking, stacking, unstacking and stacking. It's funny because now Rory is doing the same thing. Just tonight he called them the "four little girls."
Remember when I said he loves to help? Well, he really does! I started to vacuum since the artificial tree loses needles every year and he was right there with me. I wish they made the toys vacuums to really work because he stayed right beside me the whole time. Together we could have done the job in the half the time.
Poor Josh isn't in any of these pictures...he spent the whole time trying to salvage a few stands of lights. Even after changing bulbs and fuses some of our strands had to be thrown away. He isn't a huge fan of decorating the tree...he's more the type that likes to go out and cut it down. Maybe next year when we have a house!
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Tell Josh I feel his pain on the lights. That is the worst part of decorating, as there is always a section that goes out!
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