Slow but steady

I decided that this year I didn't have to do all of my Christmas decorating in one day.

Normally, I set up the tree and decorate the house all at once, sometime in one day, sometimes in two.

But this year, I thought I'd spread it out a little more.

So, on Friday, the kids and I put up the tree and put on the lights. A strand was out, so we put up the remaining lights that worked. And ended there with a little photo shoot:

Friday night, we watched Shrek the Third by our tree lit with 2/3 of its lights.

On Saturday, I added another string of lights. And Austin added four balls.

On Sunday, I made some new ornaments and added them to the tree:

(I still have a few more to finish up.)

But I'm enjoying having a more relaxed attitude about it this year, that's for sure.