Chapter 262

After numerous way-too-many trips up and down the stairs, they had all the decorations ready for on the tree. Mitch, with the help of Wyatt was setting it up now.

"Wow, it smells so foresty." Wyatt looked at everyone. "You know, like in the forest of trees."

"Oh, the pine tree smell. You're right, it does smell foresty," Ronnie answered. "Wyatt have you ever had a real tree for Christmas?"

"No, I've never really had a Christmas." Wyatt answered as he rang a jingle bell he'd picked out of the box.

"This is my first real tree, too. And our," she pointed to Mitch and herself, "first Christmas together. My parents never had a real one when I was little. And my mom always decorated the fake one while I was at school, so I've never decorated one either." Ronnie held out her hand to him for a low five. "Are you ready to learn how with me?"

"Okay, but Ms. Marie said we're going to sing Christmas carols and have hot chocolate."

"And I'm sure we will. After all, we have lots of holi