Better Late Than Never: Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!

I know, I know, it's a little late but at least I got it done...we finally took some family photos in front of our tree (before I take it down).  This is the first day of the new year...and this was Maddie's first Christmas....

Deck the Halls and on and on and on….

This weekend we found ourselves "buried" neath a "blanket" of white snow (I use these terms lightly because for Oklahoma it has been quite an impressive winter so far) which put us in the spirit of the season.

We loaded the girls in the truck and off we went to get our Christmas tree. We buy our tree at the same place every year.  I love the fresh pine smell of a real tree.  When we got to the tree place we found our tree almost instantly.

I'm really going all out this year, we are having the family come hear for Christmas!!  Here is a preview of me making merry this Christmas.

Here we are at the tree place…I love our tree…it's so tall!

Michael and Bella with the tree in the living room...

Maddie just enjoying herself watching us.

Michael putting the lights on.

The girls helping...

Michael putting lights in the girls room.

The final product…

After the tree decorated…

The toy land under our tree are Collector's Barbie Dolls I collected as a little girl and my Falicity and Sarah's Molly American Dolls.  The girls just love playing with them!!

Decorations!! Decorations!! Decorations!!

This center piece is of special note, this was my wedding bouquet!!

Even Mr. Owl gets some yuletide cheer on his cage!

Here's a wreath I made. 

In the center is Mike and I's first Christmas ornament...

More decorations...

Our entry...

uh oh, mistletoe!!

The fireplace mantle…Lizzie asked how Santa was going to get in cus we have a gas fireplace…I told her that he'd find a way...

Some Christmas birds perched in my houseplants!!

More decorations…have I gone overboard? LOL

My little tree with homemade ornaments...

More Christmas please,  the more the merrier!