Progress on Jacob's new room

I don't have pictures right now, due to battery issues with our camera (I have new ones charging right now), but two coats of paint have been applied to the walls of Jacob's new room. We have a few spots to touch up with brushes and the heat register hasn't been done yet, but it feels really good to have the biggest job behind us. All that is left now is to get new shades that actually go up and down, put the bed together, and find some sheets.

Christmas Tree part 2

As I hoped, once Jacob saw our tree with lights on it, he was much more excited. He really likes the "pretty lights" and the "twinkle star." He has proclaimed that it "smells good." I showed him how to turn the lights on and off, and he has taken that job for himself. We're working on not doing his job more than a few times a day. He also watched me put water in it once, and now he tells me several times a day that the tree is "thirsty."

We started to put ornaments on the tree today. It's about half done. Jacob got bored before I finished, and rather than let him destroy all the boxes, I decided that for one year I can do the decorating in two parts.

Jacob was in charge of putting candy canes on the tree. This was a good task until he realized that they are candy, and kept trying to open them.

Jacob decided to arrange the Nativity scene. This was also a good task at first. Then he figured out that the fake grass can be scraped off.

Showing his "Baby's First Christmas" shoes to the camera. I missed getting a picture of the best part. He was trying to put the shoes on his own feet.

More pictures later, after the tree is finished!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Or so I thought. I put away the few fall-themed decorations that I have, and pulled out my snowmen and other winter-themed decorations. We have snow outside that should actually stick around, and last weekend we finally bought our tree. Last night, we brought it inside after Jacob went to bed. I was excited to see what his reaction would be, because he loves seeing the decorated trees at all the stores. The keyword there is decorated.

His reaction? He pointed at it and started talking about trash, and the truck will come to take it away. I was confused at first, but then realized that he thought the tree was yard waste. He was a great help this summer and fall in the yard, helping Daddy pick up sticks and leaves. To him, we had brought yard waste into the house. Why would we do that?

Now we'll have to see how he reacts once we get some lights up. We're going to try to let him help decorate this year. He'll be in charge of hanging some candy canes on the tree. I know it's been awhile since I've put up new pictures, so I'll be sure to get some action shots of his handy work.