I am absolutely in LOVE with Christmas. I love the music, the food, the movies, the decorations and the feeling of happiness and giving. This year we were able to get an early start on Christmas. We put up our decorations in the middle of November. December was a very busy month for us, so it was so nice to have it doen and to be able to enjoy it the whole Christmas season.
Here is my little helper, helping me hand the lights.
TaDa!!!
Our little angel putting the angel on top of the tree. A little girl, who shall remain nameless, also tooted on her dad during this sweet father/daughter moment. :)
This was so cute, she found the tree skirt before I put in under the tree and she put it on like a cape. She kept saying "Ho, Ho, Ho, I'm Santa Claus.
Avery loved playing with the Nativity scene this year. I am so glad I got a study one years ago, so she can play with it to her heart's content. It was so fun watching her learn the story of Jesus' birth and calling all of the figures by their name. It is very important to us that the true meaning of Christmas is not lost in the hustle and bustle of the season.
Josh even faced his fear of heights to "try" to hand lights on the roof. Unfortunately the peak of our roof was too steep for him to get the lights on. But we were very proud of him for even getting up there to try!
Avery loved our inflatable Santa. She got upset anytime leaves would get on him or if it rained on him.
The final product! I actually got 2 trees this year at our church estate sale for an amazing price. So we had this 9ft beauty in our living room and an 8ft white and red themed tree in the breakfast nook. Have I mentioned I love Christmas?
Our favorite thing to do this year was to snuggle up, drink hot cocoa and watch Christmas movies. Avery's favorite movie this year was "The Grinch"
We also did our holiday baking. We made peanut butter balls, sugar cookies and chocolate covered Oreos.
Avery was in charge of the sprinkles.
Lots of sprinkles!
It is so fun, as Avery grows, to start these traditions with her. I pray that she always has happy memories of the holidays and all the fun stuff we did to make it meaningful and magical.
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