Travelingjenny

We decorated the tree on Saturday evening, and it was probably the most fun I've had doing it since the girls were born. They were both excited to help, and this year I let them both stand on the stepstool (which is a big deal when you're four). They were given free rein to hang the ornaments wherever they wanted — I've learned to accept the fact that there will always be one part of the tree that has way more ornaments than the rest. But that's okay, because it's their tree, and it looks exactly the way they want it to look. And it's beautiful.

They are also starting to remember some of the ornaments, greeting them like old friends. It was so fun to listen to them talk about their favorites, and to hear Tess discuss how the reindeer should hang by the Santa, who absolutely must also hang by the two Santa puppies. They especially love the frame ornaments, which I started making the year Grace turned one. What a sweet way to remember past good times and for the girls to laugh at how little they used to be. And I laugh along with them, because they're still little. And they're beautiful.