Decorating for Christmas

I LOVE decorating for Christmas. It is one of my favorite activities of the year.

Christmas shopping begins on Black Friday but the trees do not go up until December the 1st.

While the kids are at school and Rob is at work (depending on the day of the week December 1st falls) I clean the house and get all of the decorations down from the attic (much easier in our new house) and set up the trees.
By the time we are together as a family, the trees are ready to be decorated.

This year December 1st was on a Saturday and while the kids were happily planning at Nana and Pas Rob and I prepared the house for Christmas.
(I could not resist this first picture... Oscar the Grouch does not normally help decorate but this year he helped with the biggest of the 5 trees).

 Our family tree is in the living room between our living room and dining room next to our entertainment stand.
The 3 Sparkle Trees (one for each of the kids- biggest to smallest) is in the fireplace room.

Tucked under the kids trees are the 24 books of Christmas. We read a different Christmas story each night to count down the days until Christmas.

 Decorated with love by the Sparkle Sisters

 And this is what happens when you have a little brother.
Yes that that is the 3 sparkle trees on the ground knocked over by Cooper. Who was tearing the M&M garland from the branches.
This was the first of the three times he knocked down the trees that day.

 Our stockings are hung on the mantel with care

 It definitely feels like Christmas around here

 5 People in our family means 5 trees.
1 Family Tree
3 Sparkle Trees
and
1 S'more tree

 Plus my s'more nativity.

 Its beginning to feel a lot  like Christmas!

Hope you and your families are having a blessed holiday season.