Oh Christmas Tree! Oh Chrstmas Tree!

Our Christmas tree has finally arrived! Well, actually it arrived last week, but because it looked too much like the one in Charlie Brown's Christmas, I asked Ikea to replace it. And yes,  I know, real fir trees are not eco-friendly. But what other choices are there? Plastic Christmas trees? Well, they're not exactly the best choice either, since they're not biodegradable, and they create a lot of pollution during the production process too. Think about it-- most of these factories are probably right next door to us in China!

But of course those were not our main considerations. We just like the smell of live fir trees, and because we simply don't have room to store a plastic tree once we're done with it. Not sure if the trees from Ikea are from a sustainable source though. Next year I'll probably order from Market Place instead, since they claim their trees are from a sustainable tree farm in the United States.

Anyway, Matty enjoyed decorating the tree, I think. I'm not too sure because he was afraid to touch the tree so it was hard to tell how much he enjoyed it. I guess it must be related to his fear of cacti, after reading this Dr Seuss book called "Hop on Pop" -- something I'll write about when I have more time.

Usually when Christmas comes I'd buy a new tree ornament for Matty. This year I decided to make one with him. Not that pretty, but we had fun.