Luke's 1st Snow & Christmas Tree

Last year, Luke was too little to enjoy either a Christmas tree or the snow. But this year, he just stared out the window babbling away at all the white stuff outside. He seems fascinated!

Yesterday, we went with my parents to their friend's Christmas tree farm just outside Lebanon. (You can hardly beat cutting your own tree for only $25, including a commemorative photo.) My sister bought Luke some snow pants, but they haven't arrived yet; so I put his feet pajamas on under his clothes, coat, hat, mittens and boots. He was so bundled up he could hardly move! When I put him down in the snow, he tried to walk but was unsteady and kept falling. So he'd stand there looking at us all and holding his arms out until one of us would pick him up. He was adorable!

He seemed to enjoy riding on the hay wagon out to pick out our tree. He also liked sucking on the snow ball my mom gave him.

Once we got home, he just stood there in awe watching Marty set up the tree. He'd touch the long pine needles very carefully. He did crawl under the tree and started playing in the water inside the tree stand, but hopefully I can hide it with a tree skirt so he won't be so tempted.

The tree is absolutely huge! We had no idea how big it was until we got it inside our house. (It looked so much smaller out in the field!) I guess it's about 8' tall because it hits the ceiling, and it is so wide that the only place it fit is in our dining room. Even there it fills up half the room! I think that next year we need to measure so the tree will fit in the living room in front of the window. Oh well... it all worked out, and it really is a pretty tree.

We plan to hang the ornaments later today, and I think he'll be okay once we get them on. We showed him 'nice touches' on the tree at my parents' house, and he was very careful with everything. The cats are the ones we have to worry about; they bat the round bulbs all over the house!