a whole lotta tree trimmin'

How many trees does one family need you ask??... well, all I know is that my mom must think that 1 is not enough ;o) This week has been all about Christmas decorating... we did our lights outside & then our mini-tree (especially for Ardynn & me) & finished off with our big tree... it has taken us a few days to get it all up 'n' running, but things are looking an awful lot like Christmas around here!

On Sunday after church, mom got out her ornament crafty stuff & let me make my very own Christmas ornament... complete with as much glittery stuff as I could possibly find to add (I love me some sparkles!). After my hand-made ornament was complete, she let me decorate our little tree all by myself. I must say, I am thankful that almost all of my ornaments are plastic, because getting them hooked onto the branches can be a little tough for my hands... I only dropped every other one, though. Ardynn tried to help a little, but more than anything... she just wanted to dump out my basket of ornaments & eat all of them balls.... I guess that is a baby-thing!? What do you think of my finished product?? Not bad - not bad, at all.

Later this week, mom pulled out our first Christmas present & let me open it early. It was a pair

of Christmas pjs for Ardynn & me. Now, we can wear them every day until Christmas, so I think... you better get busy doing laundry daily, mom ;o)

Oh... and one more thing to add.... I am still a little skeptical about the cute little guy that showed up

on a shelf in the living room earlier this week. Do you people know anything about a little Christmas elf that comes to visit children's houses from the North Pole??.... and every night he returns back to report to Santa if I have been a good girl or a bad girl? After daddy ready me the book about The Elf on the Shelf, I went ahead and gave him a name - - - CHUCK (it started as Jingle Jake... then I changed it to Elfy... but finally decided that he looked more like a Chuck). I am still a little slow to approach him every day when I find his new hiding place... he makes me a little nervous with his "magic" and all, but he seems nice enough. I even got the courage to tell him that I would like for Santa to bring me a dollhouse & a ballerina baby yesterday night. Hopefully he'll relay the message to Santa.... and hopefully I can remain a perfect angel when I am in his presence ;o)

making my ornament

trimming our mini-tree

our new Christmas pjs

do you see little chuck's hiding spot on the mantle??? ;o)