Counting down to Christmas 2008!

Christmas 2008 is approaching.....

Hubby and I were at IMM's Giant supermart over the weekends and we came across Christmas Trees that weren't too costly... We bought one at the height of 70 inches at $12.99. Plus a box of blue and silver decors going at $26.90 and musical flicking lights at $23.50. We were thinking of giving our 3 little boys something to remind them of their childhood christmas, since hubby and I did not have any christmas tree in our homes before.

The kids were excited when we got home, it took quite a while for me to get the tree standing up, pulling at the branches and trying to make them look bushy... (I'm already dreading the job of keeping it after christmas and was telling hubby perhaps we can keep it till Chinese New Year to hang red packets!). The 3 kids were gathering round and trying to help, I told them they could help hang up the decors after mummy's finished struggling to pull out the branches in making them look like a tree.

I choosed to place the tree in the living room, but Christopher asked me why we can't place it in our other living room which is just outside our bedrooms... kids will be kids, always having funny ideals, I had to tell him that it wouldn't be the centre of attraction if it's kept in the living room away from the main door.

Finally, I'm done trying to make the tree look bushy, it's time to put up the decors. The 3 boys were all excited and started to hang up the stars, balls and everything else. The result, the tree ends up looking like a grape tree, with 3 to 4 balls hanging together at the tip of one branch. Hubby and I had to laugh, the kids were all happy and proud while mummy started to tell them that some parts of the tree looks bare and they have to adjust the "grapes" to look more spread out and even... haha!!

Finally, all decors and the lights were up! We switched on the power and WOW! Everone loves it, the kids were very happy and they asked me where's the presents to put under the tree... Luckily Hubby and I purchased advance Christmas gifts for the 3 of them, and they were allowed to place them under the tree : )