I have mixed emotions about putting up the Christmas tree.. If I put it up, I have to take it down.. I'm still putting one up, but all I put on it now are lots of lights, and clear acrylic ornaments.. they look pretty and the babies can't break them.. They like to grab one off the tree as it rotates past them.. and then after they've all looked it over well, one of them will put it back on the tree on another branch.. then grab another one off.. They think its a fun game and I don't stop their fun. My own kids would never have gotten to do that, but hey, these are my grandkids, so I let them. No fancy trees with special handmade or fragile ornaments... I'll keep doing it as long as they are having fun.. when the fun is over, then I think I'll stop putting up the tree.