It was so fun including Ian in every Christmas decorating step this year. By far, Ian's most enjoyable decorating task was assembling and trimming the tree. You should have seen how excited our three-and-a-half year old was when he and Momma were separating the branches based on size (above).
"It goes right up there, Da!" [Yes...Ian now generally refers to me by using my two-letter name.]
Ian quickly learned the technique for placing the individual branches. We estimate that he placed about 90% of the branches on our tree this year.
Ian thoroughly enjoyed being up high enough to place the tree topper.
Ian was my light-checker-assistant. Once we placed the white/clear lights on our tree, Ian and I decorated his bedroom with a few strands of colored lights. Needless to say, he asks for these strands to be plugged in each night as he is falling asleep.
Momma and Ian worked together to hang all of the ornaments. We were impressed with Ian's attention to detail with this task, and he stuck with it until the very last ornament was in place.
Ian loved placing the pieces of the nativity scene on top of our piano. You may also notice the Advent box that is on the piano just past Ian's left hand. Our pre-schooler has absolutely loved opening the correct door on this box each day as we count down to Christ's birth. Kim and I love decorating our home for Christmas, and we are thrilled that we will have little helpers assisting us for years to come.
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