Christmas Decorating

We got all the Christmas decorations out the day after Thanksgiving. The boys are old enough now that they remember all the special decorations and we had a great time getting everything out. Here are some of the things they love…

Musical Ornaments – Pretty much every year Aunt Chris gets us a singing Hallmark ornament. We keep them all in a special basket next to the tree so the boys can play with them whenever they want.

 

Nativity Sets – We have two sets: one that we got as wedding presents and one that Grandma Pat and Grandpa Bill got me when I was six years old. They were excited to be able to unwrap my very special set from Grandma. Henry thought Rudolph should be in the nativity scene also.

Christmas Tree – They love helping put the ornaments on the tree and remember their own special ornaments.

Christmas Books – We are so lucky to have lots and lots of Christmas books. They love reading them over and over again.

“Their” Trees – They each have a tree in their room and they love decorating them and setting them up just the way they want them.

North Pole Village – We have a huge collection of North Pole Village buildings (thanks to Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill!). They get so excited to unwrap each building and they spend lots of time just standing staring at the detail in the buildings and the elves.

Christmas Dishes – We are also very lucky to have Grandma Pat’s Christmas dishes. I love using the dishes I remember using when I was a little girl.

By the end of the day we were definitely in the Christmas spirit! They are so, so excited for Christmas this year.