Wrestling with the Christmas Tree!

My Kids have been off School for Christmas break this week and of course have been pretty bored. Yesterday I was really shocked when I got home from work and the whole driveway had been cleared by the boys, and my daughter had cleaned up the house and did a great job on the kitchen. I was really proud to see that when left alone, they actually were productive and didn't just fight all day.. This of course did not last. I left at about 8 o'clock to do some more work in the studio and the wife and kids stayed home. My 2 oldest boys got into a wrestling match in the living room which started to turn more serious. The 12 year old pushed the 7 year old into the book case and awoke the rage in him... The 7 year old lost his temper and spear tackled him right into the Christmas Tree!

This of course devastated my 4 year old boy. He was so upset. He just thought that Christmas was ruined because half of the tree was now flat! My wife and my daughter tried their best to fix the tree before I got home.. They thought that I would surely be furious! I just kind of laughed about it, grabbed a pair of pliers, and bent the branches into place (Shhh don't tell my kids, I still have to act mad about it) Luckily, they didn't break any of the presents under the tree or any of the ornaments! I just told my son as I was leaving for work this morning "What do you think Santa will think of you guys wrecking the tree just a few days before Christmas?"