Christmas Spirit

I'm back! Our house has been filling up with Christmas spirit over the weekend as we battled an ice storm. Wasn't really as bad as predicted (didn't lose power, but I know some that did). But it's definitely COLD here!!!! Which I don't mind. I love me some sweaters and UGGS (yes you might be hideous, but you are so warm!!)!! We decided to not really do anything outside this year...again...just because it's too cold now and the perfect weekend we did have we were coming home from Florida. So that kind of makes me sad, but at least I have hung my flag and wreath! Compared to our neighbors we look like the Grinch haha! Oh well!

Our tree is AMAZING this year!! Best one yet. No holes and perfect shape....only problem either I put the lights closer together or our tree is bigger, because I ran out! AHH panic. I bought these lights 4 years ago. I really didnt want to buy all new lights. Luckily Lowes had some just like ours. WHEW!! I bought 2 sets, and after Christmas I'm going to buy 2 more sets....learned you can't have enough back ups!!

I hung the lights while the kids were sleeping and sorted the ornaments pulling out the special ones, glass, and the heavy ones. I got all those on the tree and put Fred and Tink on the tree so I could say they did it! ;-) (POST ON FRED AND TINK TO COME) Aiden woke up bright and early Sunday "MOMMY LETS GO HANG THE ORNAMENTS.....HEYYYYYYY YOU ALREADY DID IT!!!" Once he realized how many there were left that frown turned upside down. Man he was a great helper! As you can see the bottom of our tree is BARE. Only a few bells or nonbreakables down there.....Brody well. LOVES ornaments!! 1st thing he did when he woke up was inspect the tree and went right for a bell. Crazy boy!

I dont decorate a lot for Christmas but I have a few pieces that are a must and that I love. Like my grandmothers ceramic tree! Or as Aiden says "Mommy's tree, so don't touch it!" haha I told him I would cry if it broke, which is true. I added a few items this year to my buffet...Target never lets me down. As much as I love rustic, I love bright colors and when I saw the deers I was in heaven. They are plastic so they won't break, perfect if little hands grab ahold of them. The Milk and Cookies plate was inexpensive and PERFECT!! I snagged the mailbox from Walmart so Aiden could write letters and color pictures for Santa so Tink and Fred knew to take them back that night. And if the cold weather Kleenex is a must and they have the cutest little house boxes this year (bought 3). The wood piece on the shelf says it all...Christmas is about being together and that is important to me.

Lastly our little monkey is SOOOO close to walking. We can get him to stand but we won't take that 1st step. Instead he will start to fall to his knees and we go "No No!" and he will grin and pop back up...Lets just say he is a squatting machine working on his booty! ;-)