does our tree look funny to you?

I love putting up our Christmas tree in our new house. I love the backdrop of the mountains and the valley behind the tree. But this year, something seems a bit off. Here's a photo of our tree. Does anything look funny to you? Take a good look.

How about now?

Yep, with the exception of lights (and if you look closely, you'll probably see pulled wires hanging loosely from the branches), our tree is pretty much naked from the waist down. I tried crocheting some simple ornaments to put on the lower half of the tree so Ryan could take them off the tree, play with them, do whatever he wanted, without any danger of broken glass and cut little fingers. But do you see any on the tree? They are somewhere in the house, but have seen a lot more action as balls to throw than they have as Christmas ornaments.

And I'm pretty sure there won't be any presents under the tree this year until Santa brings them Christmas morning. Ryan has learned to say "tree" but not on cue. I'm trying to coax him into saying "tree" and then turning on the lights as soon as he says it so it seems like magic. But so far, we have a very un-magical tree.

So we have a bit of a modified Christmas this year. But with all the joy this little mischevious boy brings, it's a small price to pay!