Memory Monday & The Tree

I found this idea from a fellow blogger, Heather at unwrapped, awhile back and thought it would be fun to start up. So here it goes!

What is your earliest memory?
I really had a hard time deciding which memory was the earliest, so I'll just mention a few that comes to mind:

1. Going to the movies as a young girl with my Grandparents to see Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs. Yes - on the BIG screen.

2. Sitting in my high chair and ripping out the pages to the Readers Digest and tossing them onto the floor and then proceeded by pouring my orange juice on top of the pages. All the while my Mom was locked out of the house by accident and tried to get my attention to open the door. Seems I was a little conveniently preoccupied! And boy was I in TROUBLE!!

3. Falling into my kindergarten's classroom lego box as we were all supposed to have a seat on the FLOOR for story time. Very embarrassing! Especially being the shy girl that I was.

4. I was getting off the school bus one afternoon when I was in kindergarten and an older student (4th or 5th grader) at my stop told me: "Hey little girl, don't bother going home because your Mom and Dad are dead!!" I ran home in tears! Gee, I wonder why I remember that. Maybe because it was a tragic thing to hear being only 5? Kids sure can be cruel sometimes!

5. Learning to tie my shoes. Going from velcro to shoelace is a huge deal! :)

6. Falling off the back of our couch while I was trying to imitate how our dog did it - apparently it was a little bit more difficult than it looked.

7. My Dad driving us around the yard in a wheelbarrow for fun.

8. My Mom made these yummy layered cakes for our birthdays!

9. I tried copying the way my Dad fell asleep every once in awhile by covering up my face with a magazine (my teddy bear worked too!) and here is a picture of me doing just that. Amazingly it worked and I passed out asleep with no problem!

AND...Last, but certainly not least...

10. Getting busted trying on my Mom's make-up and then throwing her make-up into the toilet. My Dad thought it was funny and I'm pretty sure I owe him for saving my life. (Sorry Mom...you forgive me now, don't you? Just cover your eyes when you see this picture and say YES!!) :)

So it appears that some of my earliest memories include falling, getting embarrassed or being frightened but I still remember them like they were yesterday. And most of them were very fond memories. Check back next week for another Memory Monday.

Tonight our family put up our Christmas tree. This year though, we're thinking of not decorating due to one major (and very good!) reason...

I think wrapping gifts and placing them under the tree will have to wait a bit as well!

I love how he's just sitting here mesmerized by the lights! How cute!

We had a blast putting the tree up for Family Home Evening and loved sitting by the tree watching the twinkling lights. I think we're going to get some ribbon to decorate it up a bit. I'm not used to starring at a bare tree. The spirit of Christmas is finally here! Music playing throughout the house, Nativity Scene displayed on the hall table, Eggnog in the fridge (or in John's stomach!) and a list of things to do for the 25 days of Christmas. One of which is to donate new toys to toysfortots - the kids just LOVE the idea of giving to those that are less fortunate. And really, giving is what it's all about: the TRUE meaning of Christmas.