I started putting up 8 Christmas trees by carrying on the tradition of my mother-in-law. When Mike and I married on our first Christmas with her at her home, I was amazed at all the trees she had up. She had 8 trees in all different themes. My husband said she had been putting up that many trees for as long as he could remember. He said, "we loved it and were very excited when it got close to Christmas". When she passed away about 10 years ago, I started decorating 8 different trees to honor her. It helps us feel like she is still with us.