Girls' Trees

their first ornaments on the tree

We decided two years ago to let the girls have their own trees in their rooms which they can decorate. The tree downstairs is basically my tree. It has family ornaments on it but they really need to decorate it the way I want it. The ones in their rooms would be their trees.They could decorate it however they liked. The bonus is they could take the decorations they acquire through the years and take them with them when they leave whether for college or life.

We bought these small trees that were actually meant for outside originally. We couldn't pass them up. They were at Target after Christmas sales for like 10 bucks and there were three of them. We just needed to build a stand for the stake that was at the bottom of the tree. We went round and round about what needed to happen to make these stands. Mr. A decided let's spend a little more money and get them bigger trees (6ft) that came with stands and call it done. Works for me! her finished tree

My mom had sent the girls some ornaments last year - some new and some older. Some were ornaments from my parents tree that my mom had made when my parents married. The girls each had a specific way to put the lights on and the ornaments. It was fun to let them be in charge of their trees. her finished tree

I can't wait to see what other ornaments that will be added to the tree in the next few years.