Decorating the Outside Tree

At our house, we have our lovely, pre-lit, artificial inside tree. And then, we have our outside tree.

When we first moved to our house, my husband came up with the idea to hang huge ornaments in our tree outside. He found the ornaments at various stores and recruited me to hold the bottom of the ladder while he scaled it and hung the ornaments - all the while wishing for a cherry picker truck. As I stood at the bottom of the ladder in the snow, 5 months pregnant, I decided this is not a tradition I enjoy participating in. I love the results - the tree really looks great - but the hanging of the ornaments makes me slightly nervous. And I'm not nervous much.

Last year, we were lucky to have Diggity's daughter visiting and she was the one to assist in the ornament hanging. And this year, my brother, sis-in-law and nephew took over the assistant role. I'm recruiting assistants for next year. Anyone interested in a trip to New England next Thanksgiving? We have a nice guest room. :)