Christmas Trees & Kittens

We got our Christmas Tree on Tuesday. We knew Marty would be thrilled. He is always in awe of and in love with our Christmas Trees. He likes to sit under them and look up longingly at the tree. He does this with and without the lights, so we know it's the tree he truly loves. His first year with us we didn't get a Christmas tree since my Grandfather had passed when we would normally have been decorating and we made 2 trips to WV that December. By the next year, he & Vinny were too big to climb the tree or even get in it for that matter, so having a tree this year is going to be interesting.

When we brought the tree in, Marty lit up. He looked up saw David coming in with it, jumped down off the couch and patiently waited until he could get close enough to smell the tree. Scotty, however, acted like a cat on crack (and continues to whenever he gets near the tree). From the minute David brought it in, he has been in, on, under and in any way possible "involved" with the tree. He has climbed it several times already (that we know about!) and has "adjusted" the landscape of the tree...this means he has created several holes in the tree by weighing down the branches. We've rotated the tree so the major holes are in the back, but if he does it again I guess we'll just have to live with it. For now we've decided not to put any ornaments on the tree...it's just safer that way. We'll see if he calms down after we've had it up for a few days, but until then he's going to be locked in our room with us at night until he can be trusted.

It is fun though, especially with Marty - he is so cute. We got the lights on tonight and they have both had naps under the tree. Here's a few pictures for your enjoyment.