we put our christmas tree up last week (before thanksgiving! we are that family!) and decorated it on sunday. annie points at the tree to remind me that it's a 'tree! tree!' several times a day. we also count to three before we turn on the lights and so now when she sees trees, she thinks she can count and they will light up which is one of those things i kind of want to last forever. my mom found this tree last year after christmas and bought it without us seeing it first so when we got it out this year, it was like christmas (and a christmas tree). i love december.