Christmas has been something we have been trying to explain to Andrew for the past month. He here's this word and that is all it is to him...a word. He has no point of reference, no idea what this time of year is about. Today we put our Christmas tree up and began to talk about the meaning of Christmas and what we as Shiflet's celebrate...the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We had fun putting ornaments on the tree one Shiflet tradition is to make ornaments each year and add to the tree. We have ornaments that Emily and J.Michael made when they were little and ones that have lasted from our very first Christmas together as a family, 14 yrs ago.
This year adding ornaments of Andrew and Kathlena's first Christmas. We also hang candy canes on the tree and each day we all get to choose one to eat! Yum...some of our favorites are Hershey's mint chocolate and Jolly Rancers candy canes.
Here are some small video clips of us decorating the tree:
Kathlena and the Christmas tree. Too cute hearing her say "christmas tree" We also let the kids decorate their rooms with lights. Kathlena calls these lights her Christmas tree and wants them on instead of her night light at bedtime and nap.
Placing their first ornaments on the tree.
