Tuesday, December 27, 2011

there is a reason...

Every year, Ian gets creative with his Christmas tree; one year it's all Hot Wheels hanging along the tree, the next it's all kinds of candy. This year was no exception. His Christmas tree is a small pre-lit silver one, with a homemade tree skirt. He is VERY proud of his tree, and Santa even leaves a small present under it every year. It's something that he, and one day his brother, is in charge of. This year's theme: catching Santa. You see, he has these huge red and green bells (kinda like the ones you see people making holiday necklaces out of). They ring really loud and really easy. His creative idea this year was to put them all along the bottom row of limbs. Well, I didn't know this, and when I saw it, I assumed his little brother had been messing with it, and we all know what that means... a mad Ian when he found out. So what do I do? I "fixed" it. When Ian saw it, he told me that Tucker wasn't allowed to decorate his tree anymore because he had moved all his bells! He fixed his bells back, and told me WHY he had them all at the bottom: he was trying to catch Santa! He said when Santa went to put a present under the tree, his hand would hit a bell, make it ring, wake him up, and bingo! Santa...caught! Ha-ha! He's so clever!
Well, the plan didn't work this year. Santa put the present beside the tree. But Ian's not giving up! That's my boy! He already has a plan in mind for next Christmas. He said he's gonna cover the entire surface of his dresser with bells so Santa has no other choice but to touch a bell.

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