So as we decided to not get a real tree this year, but still wanted to have something here for the Christmas cheer/spirit.  We were fortunate to borrow and old one from a friend.  As it’s small, fake and truthfully not so appealing for the first time ever, I told them to decorate however they want.  I am going to leave off my “nice ornaments” completely this year.

It’s small & truthfully it is very ugly but the kids love it so that is all that matters.

Earlier in the day the kids went to a birthday party where there was a great face painter and then had a two hour play date with another friend.  So the tree was put up still in their face paint.