Let Christmas Begin!

I love this time of year.

I love the festive colors, special time with family

and an entire season dedicated to worshipping our Savior,

Jesus Christ!

The day after Thanksgiving I arise at an ungodly hour, shop for at least 8 hours, head home for a nap and then rise to start decorating.

This year I decided to try my hand at those popular paper wreaths (found here). I'm actually happy with the way it turned out! Much better than my lampshade re-do. Yikes.

Decorating with Ethan and Buddy the Elf.

It turned out pretty well considering a 6 year old

and an elf on tv did

practically the whole thing!

Here are my hams.

I had to include this picture just because it's so hard to get

a picture of my elusive husband.