More Tree Trouble

Our tree is finally up and decorated.  It was a process, that required a new tree stand, new lights, and then trying to accomplish the completing of the decorations with a 20 month old who was only interested periodically.  He also had to be taught that the bulbs were not balls.

I had a conversation with my mother the other day, that was along the lines of, "oh no, Sam is really good around the tree.  A full size tree should be fine in the living room on Christmas day."
So they put up their full size tree.

I picked Sam up at daycare yesterday and the daycare teachers told me that Sam and two of his friends had knocked down the Christmas tree.
Not to be a mom in denial (we have lots of those at school), but it sounded like it really was more the other boys and Sam was kind of there.
She showed pointed out how the lights on the upper half of the tree were no longer working.  Meanwhile, Sam and his friend Joey we completely avoiding looking at the adults (the third boy was sleeping).
From the snippets of what Sam has volunteered,
"Joey, Sammy JUMP!!!"
"twee down.  CRASH!  Oh, mess.  Sawah (Sarah the owner) fix wights!"
"Oh, twee down!  Joey cry."
Sam tells us this all very matter-of-factly, in the same conversations as "play cars!"
On the other hand, why is there a tree that is capable of falling down at daycare where the kids are playing?  Perhaps that is the greater concern.

I don't know how common it is to have falling Christmas trees, but Sam's auntie infamously knocked one down she was about five.  It was around the same time we were watching a lot of the Muppets, and Miss Piggy would karate-chop when she was angry.  Tess karate-chopped the tree, and the tree fell.  My friend and I were supposed to be babysitting.  So I fully blame this incident on his auntie.