Uncle Buck's Tree

Yesterday was "decorate the tree" day at the White Hodge casa.  We went to Uncle Buck's tree lot in Monrovia & while the kiddies jumped in the bouncer, Uncle Buck's Elf (pretty sure little elf had been smokin' something :-) helped us get the tree on the car.  It was already cut & mounted with a water area at the bottom - brilliant!

So we went home & started to decorate.  Mahalia & her little friend, Christopher, were in heaven!  It was pure delight until the very last candy cane was hung.

But my favorite part was this . . . 

 

. . . all of the ornaments are piled into one little area of the tree.  Mahalia had been standing on the couch, putting all of the ornaments within arm's reach.  Never occurred to her to spread them out.

I was tempted to rearrange them to make them "more presentable" but then it occurred to me that it's perfect just the way it is. 

So often, I try to make things "presentable" and "just right" . . . but this moment made me realize that it truly is the thought that counts, along with the heart behind the thought & the enthusiasm all together.  Thanks kiddo for another lesson learned.