Christmas Decorations

I LOVE Christmas. I get really into carols, food, lights, family, celebrations, worship, special events, and all that good stuff. I derive a ton of pleasure from sitting next to our lighted tree with a candle and a cup of egg nog. So when Isaac actually agreed to put up decorations before Thanksgiving, he got major husband points!
Isaac dragged up all our boxes from the basement while I packed away all non-essentials for the season. I set Elizabeth to work washing the leaves of a plant with a baby wipe to keep her out of the way! Finally, with Christmas music playing in the background, it was time to bring out all our Christmas treasures. Elizabeth didn't remember any of them, so it was really fun to share them with her again. Every time I gave her something for her room, she would abscond with it - I still have no idea where she cached her little treasures!
Isaac's least favorite part of the season is putting the lights on the tree (I'm really picky and high-maintenance about the way it looks). During after-Christmas sales last year, we picked up a pre-lighted tree, which made my sweet husband very happy! Our new tree is beautiful.
Did you notice Elizabeth hiding out in her new favorite spot?
Elizabeth got to decorate her own tree. This picture doesn't really do it justice, but you get the general idea. Her theory of decorating is "the more, the merrier."