Comments on: Cute photos amidst the rambling! Promise!

By: Allison

Allison — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:51:58 +0000

One year, when my brother was around the toddler age, my parents had to put our Christmas tree on top of a table, and then put the table inside a playpen…I’m pretty sure the tree survived that year.

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:31:14 +0000

She is such a problem solver! So smart! Joe wants to “build” a box to put the tree on, since Nate will probably be crawling and pulling on things. I’m not sure if that will be a good solution; I think we might take Kristine’s suggestion and tie it to the wall. We also thought about those play yards that kind of look like dog pens and put that around the tree.

By: Kristine

Kristine — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:09:26 +0000

Such a cute thief!

Christmas Tree solutions: 1) buy a smaller one and put it on a table. 2) we tied ours to the wall in two places (about 1/3rd and 2/3rds of the way up). Although by Christmas last year ours was not pulling on stuff so much. 3) put the tree in a a hardly ever go in room – if you have such a thing.

By: Betty

Betty — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:41:18 +0000

Patrick bought a piece of plexiglass and put over their fireplace opening to keep Garrett away from the gaslogs and rocks. Used velcro strips on the fireplace tile and the plexiglass to attach it. Works like a charm. As for the Christmas tree, I think a barbed wire fence might come in handy!!!