Yesterday I got a tree. This is the first tree I've gotten since 2005 when I just didn't 'feel' like Christmas decorating. Then we got Cami the next year and I wasn't sure how she'd react to a tree so we didn't get one. This year I'm making the attempt (Cami is older but not so sure about the 3 little ones).

I got a small 'Charlie Brown' tree, which I normally would never think of getting a tree that small. My theory is that if it's small and lightweight that if they do knock it over it won't do much damage. Also I only have 6 wooden ornaments on it from the middle to the top right up close to the trunk, nothing dangling. And it sits in a square cast IRON stand. So far it's still standing, although I've had to do a bit of cat soaking with the water bottle when the younger ones have wanted to chew on the branches. We got a 'Fraiser Fir' which has short, soft needles and doesn't shed much so the cats shouldn't have much problems with eating the needles and sweeping them up is a breeze with the vacuume cleaner, no long neeedles to 'weave' into my carpet.

I'll have to get pix soon as it's Cami, Josh, Sassy and Sabrina's first Christmas tree.