Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Finally....

... it's up!!! As this season appears to be busier than most, we have finally found the opportunity to put up our Christmas tree. This year we are going for a more simpler, and "Arizona" theme.

The majority of my parent's Christmas items are in the very back of our garage.... in a place that we didn't want to venture to after Thanksgiving. Luckily for us, I had my Christmas possessions within reach. I think my parent's are given the opportunity to see Christmas through with a different view this year...
Yes, we are still trying to keep the "evergreen" tree tradition, as a reminder that spring will soon be here :)
As a lot of our ornaments were packed, we began to get creative with what to put on our tree... oh if only you could see. We were grateful for the beautiful angel ornaments sent to us this year.
Of course, what tree is not complete without a rubber chicken holding the star.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Gingerbread Land

My mom has started a tradition to have the grandkids who are close by at the time to come to her home on a Saturday near Christmas, and decorate their own gingerbread houses. Last Saturday was the great day! Our table was full of candy, frosting and amazingly decorated gingerbread houses. The homes were similar to snowflakes where no 2 were alike. I felt like the homes brought out a bit of their unique personalities as well... Unfortunately I wasn't able to get everyone's finished home with their picture at the end. Enjoy the one's I was able to finagle :)