We use to put the big tree up on Thanksgiving day and the boys would pull it out of the attic, stand it up while I cooked dinner. Now that it's just Jack and I we have a 4 ft. tree. It's small enough to store in the bedroom closet and I can put it up and take it down by myself.
Haven't much felt like decorating the past couple of years as G is older now, and spends Christmas' with his dad.....this year Everly is here, and Jackie put up our tree and did all the decorating....the tree has pretty much suffered the WRATH OF EVERLY at this point.....she just cannot leave it alone.....which is ok, as it's still beautiful to look at!