Decorating For Christmas

Last night Christiana and I decorated for Christmas! I had already put up the tree and decorated the mantel, but then I decided that I didn't want to do it by myself so I waited till she came home from with her family.

I was pretty excited when I found this nativity puzzle set when I was recently visiting my brother. Yeah, Mom, I stole it from you. :) I loved this nativity scene. It was the one we were allowed to play with. And the cool thing is that all the pieces fit together into a puzzle. Above is Christiana putting it together. She did it pretty quick. :)

This is Christiana's Christmas mouse that she has had since she was a baby. Isn't it so cute? It also sings christmas songs. :)

This is one of my very favorite possessions. It is a large Nativity Scene that I got as a Christmas present from the family I used to babysit for. They gave it to me for the 12 days of Christmas. It made me feel so loved. :)

Look at all those presents under the tree already! Yep! Those are the super secret Christmas presents for mi familia! I can't wait for them to open them!!

Christiana also took some fun pictures of our tree:

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Today I am grateful for winter. I love being able to curl up to a cozy fire, watch movies, and admire our awesome christmas tree. I love christmas music (especially old school music. Stuff that was originally recorded on real vinyl records) and I love that I can now listen to it as much as I want without being judged. :) Yay!