Christmas tree

I set up our mini Christmas tree 2 days before Thanksgiving ... 

But I was so excited I couldn't wait ! 

I got the tree and Christmas lights in Nong Khai (the Thai city across the Mekong from Vientiane - it has a supermarket!). I also asked a friend to pick up some homemade Lao ornaments from the WIG (Women's International Group) Bazaar this weekend. 

At first I wasn't sure how the tree worked and I was panicking that I would have a Charlie Brown tree...

But then I figured it out :)

The handmade ornaments :