C.H.R.I.S.T.M.A.S!!
Yup, it’s official.
The Christmas music has been playing softly in the background and we have jumped in with both feet to celebrate the season.
Some might think we’re crazy for pulling out our decorations this early (cough Tammy cough)…. and to that all I can offer up is the fact that I just simply love Christmas.
And nothing screams Christmas more than a fully decorated home! Really, it just makes me smile as I look around 🙂
So, on Wednesday night the kids and I set to work.
They were all so crazy excited as I pulled out the boxes and could barely contain themselves as each box was emptied.
About halfway through our son decided that he needed to write a special letter to the big jolly guy and set to work quietly drawing and writing while the girls and I finished up. Here he is showing it off!
I am pretty sad that I used the flash, because you can’t really see the writing… and I would take another picture of it but he so expertly taped it up that it would rip if I tried.
🙂
Here’s our crazy two year old sitting still for abut 2.3 seconds, just long enough for me to get a half decent shot!
And our baby….
A couple years ago my Dad gave us this music carousel and all the kids love it, but our littlest has taken a very special interest in it. She is so taken with it and is quite often found standing in front of it watching it go round and round.
Oh, I can’t wait to put up the tree this weekend!
I have to say, I am doing quite well with my Christmas list and am fairly sure that I will be done by the end of November. Then I can start my baking project (more on that a little later!)
So, what about you? Do you think we’re crazy for putting up our decorations this early?
When do you pop in the Christmas tunes and set up yours?
I love Jesus, my guy Chris + our four. We seek joy. Homeschool. Adventure together. Mess up and start again.
We started listening to Christmas music this evening! Third Day was filling the house after dinner!
I'm with you – I LOVE Christmastime!
We do decorations and tree starting Dec. 1, but I say Christmas music is definitely fair game. We only have a month or so to really enjoy it, right?! (that's not entirely true, there are a few songs I listen to year-round).
Glad to hear you're excited to bake. I have an idea brewing (look for a post next week).
I LOVE Christmas too. Love it.
This year, we're actually going to be home after Thanksgiving, and we're starting a new tradition by putting up our decorations that weekend! I'm super excited.
I'm looking forward to starting some traditions of our own this year, as it will also be the first year that we're home for a bulk of Christmas break!
I've been known to play Christmas music whenever I feel like it during the year 🙂 As for Christmas decorations, I typically wait until the day after Thanksgiving. But I'm finding it terribly hard to wait that long this year!
Oh Sara!!! I too am a Christmas Nut!! I absolutely love it. Since being pregnant with The Captain I can not hear a Christmas Carol without tearing up and sometime even full out crying! I don't know what it is but the emotions that come with Christmas are overwhelming (in a good way).
We'll be doing our decorating on our "weekend" (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and I can hardly wait!
Oh how fun! The tunes tend to start playing in our home in September – this year was different I guess due to the hot fall! Decorations: advent ones go up the first weekend of advent & Christmas I now wait until our oldests birthday has passed… just so he doesn't feel like a Christmas baby!
I think baking will take on a bit of a different tune this year for us, but that's OK! It's a short season of life right?
we americans have to wait for thanksgiving (this thusday) to come and go, and then christmas can officially begin. we always get the christmas cheer up sunday after t-giving. i try to wait till then to listen to the christmas tunes, but sshhhhh don't tell any americans i've been cheating.
Okay I feel kinda silly, and you'll realize as soon as you read my post title on my blog!
(I honestly didn't know that you did that as well!)
I'm glad I'm not the only one getting into the Holiday Spirit!
Yay for Christmas decorations! We've had ours up for two weeks now…!
Yay for Christmas decorations! We've had ours up for two weeks now…!
I've been known to play Christmas music whenever I feel like it during the year 🙂 As for Christmas decorations, I typically wait until the day after Thanksgiving. But I'm finding it terribly hard to wait that long this year!
Oh Sara!!! I too am a Christmas Nut!! I absolutely love it. Since being pregnant with The Captain I can not hear a Christmas Carol without tearing up and sometime even full out crying! I don't know what it is but the emotions that come with Christmas are overwhelming (in a good way).
We'll be doing our decorating on our "weekend" (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) and I can hardly wait!