Getting in the holiday spirit

(Please note, this post was started on December 9th. I never got around to posting it because I wanted to have pictures to go with the post and I just took the last ones this morning. That is how dedicated I am.)

Since this is Cara's first Christmas, I decided to go all out and get a real Christmas tree. So, I drove to the Christmas tree lot and told the guy I wanted one, not too big, but maybe 4 or 5 feet. He showed me the smallest one they had, which was 6 feet, and it was.... Fifty-Five dollars! I never knew how expensive trees were. So, I told him I thought it would be too big and didnt buy it. But, that was not until after I said, "Really, fifty-five dollars, are they always that expensive." I have a little, 3 foot tree already, but was wanting something bigger. He told me it takes seven years to grow a Christmas tree, and I got to thinking about the impact on the environment... so I decided to go to Target and buy a fake Christmas tree.

I arrive, with Cara, and we stroll down the aisles, and you guessed it... One hundred and fifty dollars for a fake tree. I called Cephas, and he, of course, said I shouldn't buy it. I remembered a friend telling me she bought a tree one year during the after Christmas sale for really cheap, so I thought to myself, "I can wait."

So, we came home... treeless. I got my measly 3 foot tree out of the attic and put it up. I continued my holiday decorating and began to get into the holiday spirit.

 

I put up our little tree

My "humble" Christmas decoration and pine scented candle, since I don't have a real tree

I did some baking (I make pumpkin pie, peanut butter balls, snickerdoodles, and rice krispy treats-however, there are no pictures of the rick krispy treats, they did not last long enough)

Here she is by the tree... she is sitting still less and less for me!

And here she is with Rudolph!

We send our warm wishes to each of you as you get into the holiday spirit and spend time with your loved ones.