Nick's Christmas Tree

Today is Sunday, December 19. Mommy showed Nick the calendar, and we saw the words Get Christmas Tree! Nick has been waiting for weeks and weeks and now the day is finally here!

After breakfast McKenzie came over and we all went to The Dees Nursery. We looked at lights and ornaments and then we went to see the rows and rows of trees. Nick helped pick out a tree, and he even tried to pick it up himself.


Then we came home and Nick helped carry the tree into the house.

Nick helped stand up the tree and then he cut off the string. The tree popped open and we could see all the branches.

Then we put on the lights and Nick helped decorate. We have so many ornaments in the boxes, and it's a good thing because the tree was so big.

Now the tree is decorated and beautiful. After dinner mommy came into the room and Nick was sitting in a chair looking at the tree. Mommy sat down with Nick and we looked at the tree together.

Merry Christmas Nick!

Summertime Tree

Mommy and Nick love to sit on the porch in the summertime. Sometimes we sit in the chairs quietly. Sometimes we watch people walk by on the sidewalk. Sometimes we water the plants in the pots and flowers in the garden.

We especially love the tree we planted together with grammy. In the spring we can look up and see white flowers.

And in the summer when the flowers are all gone we can look up and see seed pods hanging from the tree.

Now it is October and the leaves are starting to change and fall off. That is not Nick's favorite time to look at the tree, because he has to help mommy rake the leaves!

Nick and Mommy's Tree

Look at Nick in sitting this tree!


In 2003, mommy, grammy and Nick planted this tree. The little stick in the middle of the circle is the tree.

The next year, in 2004, the tree was bigger than Nick.

In 2005 the tree was as big as our house.

In 2006 there were so many big leaves we could hide behind them.

In 2007 the tree cast shade on our new porch.

In 2008 Nick wanted to climb the tree but mommy said no. Nick would stand on the porch railing and try to reach up to the top of the tree.

But now the tree is strong enough for Nick to climb. Mommy told Nick not to climb too high, but Nick seems happy enough to sit up in the branches and look down at Long Beach.