Thanks to Owen, our tree is a bit naked on the lower half. But on the other hand, there are twice as many ornaments as usual on the top half. All of the fragile ornaments had to be moved above his reach. We left some of the more durable ones on the bottom branches, but these are removed constantly by him throughout the day, so I've resorted to just leaving them under the tree on the tree skirt. His interest in the tree has started to wane a bit, so that helps. Plus, he actually obeys the words "No, no, Owen" pretty well for his age. I'm amazed every time that works. He hears this when he is about to climb on the hearth, splash in the dogs' water bowl, or rip leaves off our house plant. Today Ava and I added some candy canes to the tree, and Owen got in on the action as well. Most of his attempts ended up with the candy cane sliding down to the floor, but he got the general idea!
He's sizing up the task.
He's excited to contribute.
Reaches for it...
and releases the candy cane. It slides to the floor.
Here's cute, serious Ava.
Really concentrating here...
Then she hams it up for some pictures. 
So then mommy gets in on the action. This has been another happy holiday contribution in our house:
In the $5 bargain bin at Walmart was this compilation DVD of songs from all the classic, creepy children's Christmas movies. From the Island of Misfit Toys to Frosty to an eerie version of the Little Drummer Boy, it has all the favorites. It brings smiles to our faces. And finally, Steve ripped out the kitchen sink tonight in preparation of our coutner tops being removed tomorrow. yipee! Goodbye, black sink! Goodbye, moldy, gnarly counter tops! We will not miss you! Well...maybe for the 4 days that we will have no sink or counters...but after that, we will not miss you!
Owen assisted on the plumbing portion of this chore.
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