It's Beginning to Look A LOT Like Chrissstmassss!

(So the title is for Tricia - when we were in 4th and 5th grade we were in a Christmas show at our Elementary School and the crazy music teacher, Mrs. Sweat, told us not to emphasize our "S" sounds. Since we are sassy and we didn't like her, we OVER emphasized them in ALL the songs! How respectful!)

Friday we broke out the Christmas decorations and Saturday we put up the lights outside. We didn't do as much of the lights this year because Chris doesn't like to put them up and I don't want to do a ton. I was pooped after just the amount we did. But sometimes I think a little goes a long way! :) Chris was re-staining the garage door, which looks LOVELY, while I (don't read this Mom) put the lights up. I know, being pregnant I should NOT be climbing on the roof but I am stubborn and want them up and know Chris will probably never get around to it. I did however skip the high peak of the house which scared me AND Chris last year. (I was up there last year and Chris kept telling me how to lay down and blah blah blah, but it is TOO steep and too high! He got up there to try, thinking I was being chicken, and he quickly agreed with me! It is this high peak over the second story, plus our lot slopes down there so the foundation is probably 5 feet up right there too! So the ground is WAY far down! And the trees cover that section anyway.) So here is our outside.It is so fun to have the decorations out. The girls LOVE it too! This was the first year they really got into the decorations! They LOVED decorating the tree. They took turns wearing the Christmas tree skirt! Sadie was my little poser today! And yes, notice the outfit changes! Ugh...Every ornament they pulled out they ooooohed and awwwed over. They were true girly girls! They loved seeing all of THEIR own ornaments. Seriously, look how much fun they have together. (Today at church while I was taking the girls potty, it was my turn and they were sitting on this little bench and Lucy put her arm around Sadie and she said, "Sadie your my best friend everyday!" Sadie leaned over and gave her a big hug and they both looked at me smiling with their arms around each other! So cute!) They are so fun!

It is so fun to see them enjoying the moments that I loved as a little kid! I remember LOVING to set up the nativity. I loved the it was so beautiful and delicate. The girls LOVED figuring out where to put each of the pieces. We talked about how we try to face all the people and animals towards Baby Jesus. Sadie loved that! They LOVE that they have their own Nativity to play with over and over! I woke up to the music of it this morning. Although we have added a few characters to the original ones in attendance. :) Notice how they are facing. And Cinderella is totally petting the donkey! :) So funny!We have been LOVING the advent calendar from Aunt Tricia! Isn't it the cutest you have ever seen!?! My girls do not understand it yet though. I have refilled the tins with candy a bunch of times and finally I figured they will understand better if I DON'T refill it. So if it's empty, they don't get a treat because they already ate it. We still get to do whatever fun thing it tells us to do though, like make snow flakes, write a letter to Santa, color a Christmas picture, etc. We have had so much fun with it! And I just love how cute it is!So now that we are done with decorating, maybe I should start my shopping! Merry Christmas everyone!