Oh Christmas Tree

And the festivities begin.  I was telling a friend last night that although James has no clue what is going on, it’s so fun to pretend the holidays are all about him.  So yesterday, we went to get a Christmas tree for James! :)

We didn’t find our tree at the first stop, but James was introduced to a few trees and like usual, enjoyed being outside.

We put his jacket on for the next stop, and he reminded us of the kid from The Christmas Story that gets stuck in his snowsuit.  “I can’t put my arms down!”

What a funny little guy.

He played a bit more,

while we tried to find the perfect tree.  (this was not it.)

We found a tree and left the decorating for this morning.  We started the tradition of letting James put his ornament on the tree first.  (Or Daddy putting it on for him.)

Although the Fighting Gators haven’t had their best season, it’s still Great to be a Florida Gator.  So I made sure to pick out an extra special first ornament for James.

Then we finished decorating, while James played with his Nativity set.

When I would try to take his picture, he kept scooting to me.

And I thought,

Awe, how sweet.

So sweet he shows his affection now.  The last couple of days, when I sit on the floor, he’s been climbing to my lap.

Until I saw that all-too-familiar look on his face.

And I knew I wasn’t the goal here.

My lens cap was dangling from my camera.

{By the way, just wondered why James hadn’t made a peep in about 5 minutes, only to find him chewing on Lynyrd’s dog food.  My fault for forgetting to put it up this morning.  Luckily it didn’t seem to do any damage.  Just bad breath.}

Oh, and the Christmas tree is up.  Waiting to be tugged, and eaten and tipped.  What an eventful month of December this should be!