Thursday, November 18, 2010

I know, I know... Way too early!

Okay, first of all let me explain the situation. We always put up our Christmas tree either the Friday after or the Sunday before Thanksgiving (depending on the date of Thanksgiving). The kids have been asking and asking to do the tree since Halloween. It has been cloudy and chilly and it just put us all in the holiday mood. We are going to my Mom and Dad's for the whole week of Thanksgiving. We will be coming back Sunday night. I just knew that I didn't want the mess of the trip mixing with the mess of putting up our decorations. I also knew that this was going to be a busy week and weekend with getting ready for the trip and shopping and visiting teaching...... So..... Last Sunday..... we put up our tree. What can I say, we are crazy. Even David and I were in the mood (me a little more than him I think - but he wouldn't have gone along with the idea if he wasn't in the mood :).
I love the Christmas season and I feel like it is too short as it is. So here ya go. Enjoy my not so great pictures of our preparation. I hope it gets you in the mood for your upcoming preparations too :).









Last year the girls noticed that I would move ornaments around after they were all done decorating. They had asked me what I was doing and I explained how I like the ornaments to look and how to fill in the spaces in the tree. They helped me some last year. This year was awesome. I didn't even have to touch the tree. Emma and Joelle fixed all the weird spots by themselves. They were pretty sneaky about it so that the younger ones didn't even notice the girls were moving the ornaments they had hung. They made the tree very pretty. It was great to see them in action. I was quite proud :).

I have always wanted a fireplace just to hang stockings above it. I was sad because this fireplace didn't have a mantel. Joelle came up with this idea and I loved it! I love living with smart people. It makes life so much easier :).

8 comments:

GlemserFamily said...

I'm SO in the mood to decorate too, but Mike won't go for it until Thanksgiving is over. LUCKY!!!!

I'm glad you get to spend a week with your parents next week and see Wendy & crew move in. :) I wish we ALL could be together, but at least none of us has to be alone, right?!?!?!?

Nikki said...

Never to early, I love it, You guys are really going to love Christmas this year, It will feel like it outside unlike this crazy hot weather

Laurel Baker said...

How did you get such pretty stockings?!! I LOVE them! And your tree is soooo pretty! Your kids did a good job! I am not really looking forward to setting up ours just because I know how much the boys are going to want to be involved...I would rather do it all by MYSELF!!! Oh well!! Plus, who knows how many ornaments Myles is going to break!! Maybe I will let him break them all and I can by new ones after Christmas for next year! That would be awesome! Have fun with Mom and Dad next week...and Wendy and Jose! I have cried several times this week! It is going to be so hard to say goodbye to them! Love ya Sar!

Katy said...

Don't apologize for putting up Christmas "early"! I'm so tempted to do it myself... :) We miss you guys like crazy. Have a fun Thanksgiving!!

Mindy said...

Happy Christmas! I think we are decorating this Sunday. Wahoo!

Grazing The Hurds said...

I love it and it is never to early to decorate. I'm in the mood to and little by little we have been getting christmas stuff down. It is good to hear that you and your family our doing well. Everyone looks great.

tish hurd

rusty and julie thatcher said...

umm........... ok so i am so ready for christmas now! If the weather was like that hear i would have decorated too! the tree and stockings look great! way to go joelle for coming up with the idea! miss you guys!

nglemser said...

That fireplace looks so awesome with the stockings! I hope Santa doesn't put too much chocolate in them or it might melt! It just FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS when it is cloudy. Come on December! We are going to decorate on Dec. 1st. You have definitely given everyone the "Christmas Bug"! Love U