Merry Christmas

I'm not sure why... but it just doesn't feel like Christmas. The tree is up, the presents are all bought (even if they have yet to be wrapped!), there's lots and lots of snow outside... and yet, it just doesn't feel at all like Christmas.

Jessica put up the tree this year and decorated it almost entirely by herself. She did an amazing job of it too!!!! As I mentioned in a previous year, we let our kids pick out an ornament each year. This has led to a wide variety of ornaments! And we currently have sooo many ornaments that we couldn't possibly use them all on the tree! But I suppose when the kids leave - well then we'll find we don't have very many after-all! hahaha!

Jessica says that she can never find anything with her name on it. That they are always "sold out"! So when she found this cute little ornament - she snatched it up!

Brian's all-time favorite movie continues to be the Wizard of Oz. Last year he purchased the scarecrow... this year we got him Dorothy!

Heather has yet to get an ornament this year. Because of her surgery she really hasn't been out all that much. So this one is an oldie. Not sure what year it was... but at the time she really liked Precious Moments. And this one has a little slot in the back of the fireplace for the Christmas lights so that the fire looks like it's really lit. Well... sort of! ;)

I'm not sure who's ornament this one is... but it's a favorite! I figure if Santa's heading south, I should too!!!!!

I also took a few pictures of the dogs in front of the tree....

It was rather tough to get them both looking in the same direction at the same time! hahaha!!

If I don't get on again before Christmas - MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!!!