Sunday, December 13, 2009

Deck the Halls...

The blurry version of cutting down our tree (it was FREEZING!!)
The stockings hung by the chimney with care...

And plenty of twinkle lights for our kiddies to share!
I love decorating for Christmas! Before Ryan and I were to be wed, my friends from college even through a shower for me that was a "decorating for Christmas" theme. It was so wonderful! I seriously have like 5 tubs full of decorations.
Maybe some of you dedicated readers remember Christmas for me last year...sigh. I was plagued with a negative pregnancy. I did not decorate for Christmas, not even a tree. I couldn't fathom having enough energy either to decorate or to have enough energy to take it down.
This year I was so thrilled to get our tree, put up our stockings, and our nativity scene. Our living room looks so beautiful and festive! I did scale things down a bit this year; with 2 little ones I have a lot of things that I do not want to have broken!! Our tree is adorned with only lights and beads, but it is beautiful!
Olivia is fired up for Christmas--every day she asks if she can open her presents yet... I think I'll be waiting to put them under the tree until Christmas Eve! She may not be able to handle temptation... :)


2 comments:

Amy S said...

I'm so jealous of your Christmas decorations! I swear, this is the last year we're going with a FAKE tree--I miss the smell!

Jill said...

uh-- I feel like you did last year only I of course am on the beginning end. I don't know if we'll put up a tree this year...I have NO energy to even think about it.