Today was the Breakfast with Santa at our local volunteer fire department. We met another family there; their two children are some of Matthew's best friends. The kids got to talk to Santa, everyone got breakfast, and we adults even had time to finish before the kids announced they were bored. So we invited them over to help decorate the tree.
The kids had a blast and did a beautiful job. I hope to have a picture of it to post soon; they really did that good a job on it. It was topped off by our Dumbledore (Sam had to put that on) and has a Geo Trax train running around the bottom.
And why do we have the headmaster of Hogwarts as our tree topper? Years ago when Sam and I were shopping for decorations, we ran across a display of Santa Claus/Father Christmas tree toppers. There was one wearing a long robe of dark red and carrying a lantern and a present. He had a long white beard and a very benign look. We took one look and both said, "It's Dumbledore!" After we got him home, we removed the present and lantern, stuck a "wand" of apple wood in one hand and perched a yellow bird ornament on the other arm for Dumbledore's pet phoenix. He goes along with all the dragon and owl ornaments we have, too.
And how is your tree decorated?
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