We usually put our Christmas tree up the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year however we put it up the weekend before Thanksgiving because we were going to my mother-in-law's for Thanksgiving, which is a 4 hour trip one-way. Hubby & daughter did get to put up the in-laws' tree for them, so he was happy that we hadn't completely messed up his Thanksgiving ritual. I swear, when it comes to the Christmas season that man is such a big kid.

phoenyxstarr....I wish my hubby were like that. Trying to get him in the Christmas spirit is like trying to pull teeth. I usually end up putting the tree up myself every year and if I do get him to help, he complains about how much he doesn't like Christmas trees, decorating, etc. (yet he always says how pretty it looks once it's done). This year I've been a little more adament about him helping since it's the first year we have a lil punkin AND a big (7 1/2 ft) tree. I don't want the kiddo(s) growing up thinking it's mom's job to do all the decorating and tree assembly.

My kids will grow up thinking it's Daddy's & their job to put up the Christmas tree. He, for some reason, rarely lets me help put up the tree. He does that & then our oldest decorates it. She tends to clump all the ornaments & other decorations together, so he usually lets her know when the ornaments are too close or whatever. I really should take a picture of our tree to show ya'll how good it looks this year; sometimes I swear that man ought to be a professional Christmas tree decorator.

We usually put ours up the weekend after Thanksgiving and take it up around New Year's. I like to enjoy it as long as possible.

This year we didn't even put up the tree at all though. I have been traveling a lot for work and we just didn't get to it. Next year I want to really put a lot of effort into it though.

I always put my Christmas tree up the Saturday after Thanskgiving, that is the soonest I can get it up and not trample all over Thanksgiving lol.