our tree

We were a little late getting our tree this year, so we didn't get to have it around as long as usual. It really made me sad to see it go! Last year we bought all new ornaments and lights the day after Christmas and our tree looked beautiful! I only wish we had bought more. 2 of the glass ornaments got broken, one of them happened to break after Christmas, so I was kicking myself a little for not taking them down earlier, but the kids had done so good up until that point, I figured I was in the clear... oh well. I went shopping again the day after Christmas this year and bought more decorations that will go with our "red" tree theme. We have 2 tree themes, the "red" and the "blue". This year was the blue, with a light frosty blue tree skirt and bluish/purple ornaments with similar-themed ornaments to match. We thought we had bought blue lights last year but when we unpacked the decorations, we remembered that we did not buy blue lights, but frosted white lights instead. It gave the tree a certain glow that I've never seen before and I thought it was beautiful! Next year will be the red theme and we will use our new ornaments in that as well, which will kind of turn it into a "red and gold" theme. I can't wait!!!