Our first Christmas tree, Charlie Brown

I know a lot of people are going to find this horrifying, but I've never had a Christmas tree in my own home as an adult. There are lots of reasons why, but it basically boils down to a combination of Scrooge-ishness and laziness (throw in a couple of cats and the fact that we almost always travel during the holidays - well, that's my excuse).

But finally, at long last, we have our Christmas tree:


I think Charlie Brown would be proud.

It's actually made out of rosemary, so we can eat it after the holidays. :) It is proving to be a good tool in helping Jack learn self-restraint, because he always wants to pull off the ornaments. (The few that we have were almost all gifts from Jack's grandmas.)

For those of you who feel sorry for Jack having to live with Ma and Pa Humbug, he will have his fill of fun Christmas decorations at his grandparents' house. And we'll most likely get a big tree when he's a little bit older.

Bon appetit! Uh, I mean, Merry Christmas! :)