red & green {the merriest}

For the first time, our family has an artificial tree. We got one this year for a couple of reasons.... 1) It's way more fun to decorate....or maybe I should say easier 2)Last year our tree farm was running low on trees and it took a while to find one (and we went the day after thanksgiving) The goal is to get a small real tree to put in the foyer, but that might be something we aim for next year.

I put the tree up along with the mesh a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving. However, those cute ornaments didn't appear until turkey day. My parents were over and helped us decorate.

The tree topper, which might be my favorite decor! I have been collecting these glitzy stems for a couple of years now and was finally able to use them. They came from Walmart, Paul Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and Michael's.

Jonas putting an ornament on the tree. Of course the kids LOVED helping and put 90% of the ornaments on the bottom half of the tree. Jason and I were coming in behind them and rearranging.

This is one of Reese's first year ornaments. She was enthralled with it because it was a "baby".

This is our sweet little elf. He is our unofficial Elf on the Shelf. I found him for $16 compared to $30 for the original. And I must say, ours is cuter. He moves around at night, and you never know where he lands until the next morning. Jonas named him Lickey-Waki and someone suggested I make him a lei because of his hawaiian name. This is another fav for the kids!

Our front door. I had the swag hanging up there for a week before I got the garland up. It was warm today, so I worked on it while the kids played outside. It's fru-fru for sure!

And perhaps the most important part of celebrating Christmas. JESUS!