Christmas is in the air

Well, the countdown is on.... Thanksgiving is over and I can officially play Christmas music in my house. Yes, I married to a man who does not want to listen to Christmas music or watch Christmas movies until after Thanksgiving. I totally understand that Thanksgiving needs to be celebrated first but I think why not enjoy Thanksgiving while listening to Christmas music... heehee! But I must confess that I have secretly been listening to it for several weeks now!!
Well, we had a great Thanksgiving and I really enjoyed being with family. Especially my niece and nephew of whom I don't get to see enough of....

                                                  

Oh, yeah, I promised a picture of the pumpkin roll- although it's half-eaten!!

We had a really fun day filled with love and memories! 

Now, it's on to Christmas... Trevor and I usually decorate the house and tree the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year since we were away with my family we decorated Saturday and Sunday. I love decorating for Christmas... it brings back so many memories of when I was child and how much fun it was to decorate with my family - So thankful for so many wonderful family memories as a child. 

Of course, since I've been married, I've kept some of the traditions from my childhood but Trevor and I have made some new ones as well. A few years back, friends of ours introduced us to "themed" trees. They had several trees in their house and all were decorated with a theme. We thought it was pretty cool so we started the tradition. Every year since 2004, we have had a themed Christmas tree. Our first themed tree was a candy tree. Of course, I've taken pictures every year and I scrapbook the memories. It's so fun to look back and see all the different trees and ideas we've had.  Well, this year we've struggled with ideas. So, I'm just going for a primitive looking tree. 

Ok, the picture is not the greatest... (Dear Santa, I need a camera for Christmas!) but I bought fabric and cut strips and tied them to the tree. I also bought some little brown stars from here and used them as ornaments. It's still a work in progress. I took an afghan that my mom had made and wrapped it around the bottom as a tree skirt. I think it turned out cute but I love primitive decorating so this is right up my alley!!

                                    My tea cup tree in the kitchen.

And yes, you are seeing correctly! One of my wise men has been be-headed... eek! I use to leave the whole set out all year but one summer about three years ago, I bumped knocked over the table I had set it on and I had decapitated one of my wise men. So sad... So since then, I only leave out Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus year round and of course the "special" wise man gets to set out as well. Trevor hot glued his head back on but I was moving him and picked him up by his head.... not very smart!!! So now he's headless again! 

 8 days until my Christmas break begins and 19 days left to Christmas... I'm choosing to bask in God's love, enjoy the blessings He gives me everyday, and take each day as a celebration and an opportunity to share what God has done through His son Jesus and what He is doing in my life.