Oh, Christmas tree!

Oh, Christmas tree.  Oh, Christmas tree!  Mommy and Daddy surprised Madison this year with her very own Christmas tree!  Oh what fun it was to bring it in…when she was least expecting it!

Daddy snuck it in, and Madison turned around and just laughed with joy at her new pink Christmas tree.  We plugged it in pretty quickly, but we weren’t finished yet.  Mommy brought in some ornaments for Madison to hang on the tree too!

As we played a Baby Einstein’s Christmas CD, one by one, Madison carefully arranged the different color ornaments on the tree.  The first ones she put up as if she were an expert, having done it all her life.  Seriously, outside of maybe seeing it in a movie recently, the only other time we can remember her watching anyone decorate a tree must have been last Christmas. 

Nevertheless, she put those ornaments on – and did so in just the right way:  she made sure the ornaments were placed all over the tree, rather than all clumped together.  She even made sure the backside of the tree had enough ornaments to balance everything out.

It was a very nice time in the playroom, and just to get in the spirit of things, we took several photos of Madison dressed in a very festive Christmas outfit, and took some neat pictures that we'll share a bit later.

After that, it was time to do some chores about town.  As we dropped by Lowe’s, we spent a lot more time than necessary in the seasonal section.  So many more Christmas trees!  And lights!  And giant inflatable things!  Madison just loved pressing buttons on all the dancing stuffed animals they had there.  There were miniature buildings that played music, princesses that skated, Tiggers that bounced and even a replica of Graceland that rocked.  It was such a simple thing, but Madison had a great time in that little area – almost as much fun as taking her to an amusement park!

Tonight, she got sleepy a little early.  That's all right - it was a later night last night with church and such.  Madison has kept quite busy lately, which is wonderful.  But things are about to pick up the pace a bit as we get closer to Christmas.  You can tell she's excited - she's definitely got a lot of Christmas spirit!