Christmas Time is Here!

I could not wait to get our Christmas lights up and all of my fun decorations that I haven't seen for a couple of years. We had to buy all new lights for the outside, since we haven't had a house to decorate yet. I think it looks pretty darn flashy! I have big plans for the future, I just couldn't afford to get it all this year. My dream is to have my house decorated like the Griswold's on the Christmas Vacation, or if you have seen Christmas with the Kranks, that neighborhood is amazing. It was nice having my Dad here to help Billy with the lights on the house, they had to figure out how to hang them around our doorway and garage. Billy had to get a drill (we did get a great deal, and it is nice to have one) because they needed to drill a few holes to hang the lights. I have never seen Billy so happy over a little machine. He thought he was such a manly man, it was funny to watch. Kenslee loves the Snowman, Santa, and Penguin. She watches them blow up every night when we plug them in, and when they are deflated she says that it is their "night, night" time. It is so much fun watching her get SO excited about the holidays. Putting up the "Nonan"Big hugs for FrostyHappy little girlWe took Kenslee to Disney on Ice "Finding Nemo". She absolutely LOVED it! We had to buy her a Nemo and a Crush. When you ask her what Crush says she says, "hey dude". Once the show started she did not move until it was all said and done. After the show, she would tell us how Nemo got out and his Daddy found him. It was great, I am sure we will be going to many more of these in years to come. It was a stressful moment when my Dad and Billy realized that the Utah vs. BYU game was during Finding Nemo. I think we were pretty close to having two extra tickets, thank goodness for TiVo (how would we ever survive without this). I do love this new piece of technology, I can't stand commercials and I love to have the flexibility to watch shows when I want. Billy and my Dad did come, but it was a rush to get back to watch the big game. Sad to say that it didn't end the way that we had hoped. (Billy was a happy man)So we had some left over tinsel and we were just going to throw it away, but we came up with a better idea. We decided to decorate a tree in front of the Elementary that is just a house away from us. I am trying to teach Kenslee early the right way to do fun activities like this, Toilet papering will come a little later in life. My friends and I were pretty good at this back in the day.
This was a project my mom and I did while she was here. This is our family picture wall, It turned out pretty cute. Tip - hanging your pictures sideways adds a lot to a picture collection. (I am actually replacing them with new pictures)