DECORATING!!!!!

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your branches...

We tried to get our Christmas tree yesterday (Monday) after school. School went extra long which ran us into basketball practice. After basketball practice, Dad had to tutor. So much for getting the tree.

Tuesday, we decided that we would start school, take a break and go get a tree. Finding many of the shops closed, we finally found two open places. The first one wanted over $100 a tree - not for us. A little bit down the street was much more reasonable. We liked two different trees. But, the cheaper one got taken home.

Dad & Zachary getting the tree straight in the tree stand.


Removing the netting:


A wreath made by Darcy from PCS found its new home in the dining room (where there was already a nail hole in the wall).


Elyse hung my handmade wreath on the front door. If any of you want one like this - I have one finished and the parts to make a third one (but you would have to make it, not me).


Lunch break!


Dad found two strands of lights that weren't working. He replaced MANY bulbs to get them working. While he did that, we went downstairs to finish school. The kids weren't too happy about that.

Phone interruption:


Our finished tree! Why the walls look yellow, I'll never know.


Elyse thought the lights looked cool in this picture.


Our nativity scene is up:


Stocking were hung by the railing with care...


From the outside:


All the empty boxes are downstairs waiting for someone to organize them in the closet. We have plenty of needles to pick up, put water in the tree stand and put on my homemade tree skirt that Claudia made me. Such a treasure!

Hope you enjoy our hard days work!