...how lovely are thy branches...

We are very excited to have a real Christmas tree this year. It smells WONDERFRUL! In fact, I think it's that fragrance that enticed us. The girls were spending the night at the cousins', and Henry and I went shopping at Lowe's. The scent of the trees lured us over, and the next thing we knew, we were loading an eight foot tree into the Camry. (Yes, the Camry. Why take the minivan when it's just the two of us?) We surprised the girls when they came home the next day. They still can't picture how we got THAT into the living room. Of course, they wanted to decorate it right away. Luckily, the lights were already half up, so they didn't have too long to wait. They did most of it on their own...and what a great job they did! It looks fabulous!