Baby Jack doesn’t even have a stocking out yet because I wanted to use these ones but I only have three.

and leaving a bit of the top of each wire exposed to the elements.. At this point, we were well aware that had we chosen the right kit, we wouldn’t be dealing with this whole cement issue at all, so after the almost-exploding drill, the mess, and now the exposed wires that were supposed to be protected by this cement, we were not happy campers.. Oh well!You live, you learn, right?

We decided to press on and just try to be really careful when we were tiling.The tile mortar and then the thick layer of stone tile would surely protect the wires and keep everything in place!So we were good!.

…until Chris got out his level.. Did we mention that.self-leveling cement isn’t really all that self-leveling.

If you’ve just started following along then let me fill you in on this: All projects that Chris works on must be level.

And this floor was not.. How in the world do you lay tile on an uneven floor?I attached the photos to the tree using these basic clips that you can find at any Staples store.

Instead of the basic black color that you usually find this style of clip in, I grabbed the all silver ones for a little extra sparklyness!.I’m hoping that we’ll be able to have Christmas morning breakfast this year in our newly-painted dining room, so this type of family photo tree will be the perfect backdrop..

Even though I didn’t want to make complicated ornaments out of our pictures, I did try my hand at one type of ornament idea that I’ve seen around.I couldn’t resist..