Baby G is most excited about Christmas. Well, okay, I am excited about Baby G's first Christmas. There's nothing like Christmas with children, if only because it allows me to exercise my Olympic class shopping skills.When it comes to Christmas trees, I have to admit I am a traditionalist. For me, it's the real deal. The smell just makes Christmas for me. So fresh. However, real trees take less ornaments than fake ones - their branches are floopier which means you can't overload the tree. A definite disadvantage.
We support our local scout troop with the purchase of our tree and the visit to select the tree is a family affair now, taking Baby G to make the crucial purchase with us. You can see she was most excited about the prospect:
But by the time we made it to the scout hall, she had abandoned her responsibilities in favour of a nap. Oh well - luckily I am a pro at picking trees and wasn't relying on her expertise.
This year I have gone minimalist - partially because out tree is a little smaller than usual (I went for shape over height) and partially because the cats have a tendency to remove ornaments from the tree so I avoided putting anything breakable on it, and fewer ornaments on the lower branches (practice for next year and a crawling baby). I started with the silver ornaments and some of our favourites and when I was done, it just looked... Well, finished. Mr K said it needed a bit of colour so I added what red baubles we had and filled the gaps with red bows. And Voila. Done.
I admit I have an awful lot of Christmas decorations going spare this year - all packed back into their boxes. But the tree is somewhat reflective of our Christmas: low fuss, minimal, focused on the important stuff. And I honestly can't think of anything better.
We purchased these fun wooden ornaments from a wonderful store in Quebec City. I wish I would have bought more - maybe a trip back there is in order?
Faux Fuchsia luffs a fat bid and so do I. These beauties came from Country Road last year. A very good investment.
Mr K and I in felt - we need to get a Baby G to complete the set!
Faux Fuchsia luffs a fat bid and so do I. These beauties came from Country Road last year. A very good investment.
Mr K and I in felt - we need to get a Baby G to complete the set!Do you prefer a real or fake tree at your house? What smell says Christmas to you?
Kitty
2 comments:
Are you finding the head rest is working for baby G? I have one for my little fella (who is three months old) as part of a physiotherapy program for torticollis (stiff neck) and what i am calling bung-head-itis. He hates it, and I am continually having to reposition his head in it.
Marnie, the headrest came as part of the maxi cosi capsule and Baby G seems to like it a lot. She snuggles down into it and seems to feel cosier than in her bugaboo bassinet which she doesn't seem to like at all.
K xx
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