Our first Christmas

Growing up we usually had to wait until after Thanksgiving to put up a Christmas tree ( an agonizing wait, so I believe that to be the reason I do not really care for Thanksgiving all that much) but anyways, we had to wait until after Thanksgiving to put up our tree.  But we usually did the day right after. And then the day after Christmas the tree would go back into its box and be left there until the next day after Thanksgiving, because after the presents and all the excitement of the tree was gone the tree seemed very sad.

But in Zach's family things were done the exact opposite.  Mrs. Barbara would wait until almost Christmas Eve to put up and decorate their tree and then will not take it down till almost the end of January! That was such a bizarre concept to me.  So this year when I realized Thanksgiving would not be until the end of the month  I could not wait.  So much to the dismay of the Pasche side of the family (I know because when Zach called and told them I was decorating for Christmas they were very surprised and asked what happened to Thanksgiving...) I put up our first Christmas decorations!

and of course seashells as an ornament =)