"The grownups have the giggles."

The Christmas tree went up this afternoon, after a long morning of shopping for last-minute Christmas gifts. My mom and I set up the tree in the stand, and C and I wrapped the red and white lights around it. Then we waited for the kids to arrive to decorate.

The result of having four kids, ages ten, nine, six, and five, decorating the tree is that the ornaments are all being hung at their eye-level, and certain branches are receiving more attention than others. One bottom branch must've had twelve ornaments on it, weighing it down until most of the ornaments were resting on the floor. My youngest cousin was tasked with rearranging that branch, and it's now not quite floor-bound.

It's quite the motley arrangement, but the kids are having fun, and my mom, my uncle, C, and I are having a great time watching them. As my cousin Hayley remarked, "The grownups have the giggles."