deck the halls

one of ledger's favorite christmas traditions (diana and i love it too) is putting up the tree!  as is our tradition, we started by setting the scene- we baked some sugar cookies so that the whole place smelled like christmas.  after filling our bellies, we put on some christmas music and got to work!
each year ledger is able to help out more and more- he's getting to be a big boy!
the tree is put together and set up, and now the fun part begins: putting on the ornaments.  diana is always very particular about the ornament placement, wanting to make sure there are no empty spots on the tree.  well, the fruit doesn't fall far from the tree, because that's what ledger was obsessed with too- he made absolutely sure there were no gaps, even putting an ornament or two up, then taking a step back and examining his work, then deciding on the next placement.  a true artist at work, that's for sure!
once the whole thing was done, no more ornaments left to hang, then we lowered the room lights to get the full effect of our work- and it is glorious!  with the high ceiling and cool star on top of the tree that shines up, the whole thing looks just as amazing as we had hoped!  now we are ready for another fantastic christmas!
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