Oh Christmas Tree

Being "displaced" for awhile has not been as tough as I thought it might be - and I mean that in the best way. I was having a conversation with my in-laws the other night about a family the school is sponsoring with Habitat for Humanity. The single parent family with 9 children lived in a refugee camp for ten years before coming to the U.S. I said something to the effect that I thought it was tough to be in transition for a few months and I was hardly in a refugee camp. However I worded it didn't quite come out right, but the point is we have had a pretty good arrangement while waiting for our home to be finished.

Beckett has especially benefitted from the extra family members he gets to see and play with every day. He may have a hard time when we're back to the three of us and he doesn't have all that extra attention! Here are some pictures of recent decorating for Christmas. Grandma and Christa went out a bought a tree small enough for Beckett, along with shatterproof ornaments for him to decorate it with.

I know he wants to reach up there by himself. Mr. Independent prefers to do things "my help."

But he does let Aunt Christa give him a boost so he can get his ornament just where he wants it.

It was so cute to watch him pick out the perfect spot for each ornament.

The finished product. Ready for Christmas!