Let it be Christmas

Oh, this has been a very busy week! Between trying to manage my home and church callings, play with my sister and her kids while they were in town, finish reading "Twilight" (my review will be coming shortly), getting Carly's 24 hour flu bug, and decorate for Christmas, I am finally happy to say I'm finished--with the decorating that is. I absolutely love Christmas (as long as it comes AFTER Thanksgiving)! It makes me so happy to put on the Christmas tunes and dance around the house with my girls. Ashlyn and Carly were so very excited to help this year (which was good and bad...) We had a great time and now we are loving just laying around the tree at night, enjoying all the fun things about Christmas.

We decorated all around the house, but I have 3 favorite things that I get to put out each year. First, my Christmas tree. I add to it every year, and each time I just love it. It's so my style and I don't wish that it were any different. Second, my 12 days of Christmas bells (if you look closely you can see them on the mantle). These are a treasure of mine. Every year (for 6 years) since I was very little my Marmie and Papa would give me 2 new bells to add to my set. My family knows that I love them and they weren't too shocked when it was one of the first things I took with me when I got married. Third, our family stockings. I made these about 3 years ago and I still get so excited to put them up (by the chimney with care, of course). I was so happy with how they turned out.