I spent most of Saturday heading back and forth to Wal-Mart and heading up and down the ladder to accomplish what you see here — I’m actually quite proud of it, though I did end up using nearly every extension cord we have in the house that wasn’t already in use (and a few that were).  Timothy was desperate to get up on the roof with me.   I told him he could when he was 10–we’ll see how he likes that one :)   Nearly fell off about 4 different times–but it was mostly a “wooooaaaaoaoaaaaoooooooah…. okay.. keep it together… all better” kind of feeling.   Shhhh–don’t tell Andrea.

We decorated inside too.   We finally cleaned up and straightend a fair amount of our living space (don’t look in our bedroom, though!).  The kiddos had a great time in decorating the Christmas tree and we really enjoyed the cozy atmosphere after that.   This year is definitely the most fun we’ve had as a family during the holiday time.   I think the kids will be really into it.   I hope that they remember the Reason for the Season and that we communicate that well to them.

It’s about having stuff and getting things, right?