One of my favorite Christmas traditions is decorating the Christmas tree with my 3 sons. We have a special flocked Christmas tree, which means it comes pre-decorated to look like it’s covered in snow with pine cones and holly berries already attached. It’s a huge mess to take out of the box because the beads and foam that make it look like snow fall all over the floor, and we have to clean up before we can begin to decorate, but it’s worth it to see the tree all lit up. Our elf, Sammy, stays in our tree until the 1st day of December.  Our tree sits in our window alcove in the dining room, and we enjoy it’s glow by our fireplace all throughout the month of December.