One Week Until Christmas

It's hard to believe that another Christmas is almost here. It's even harder to believe that we have a baby to share it with this year!! I'm really looking forward to seeing Bethany's reaction on Christmas morning! She's still to young to really grasp what's going on, but she loves to pull the bows off the gifts that are already under the tree!

We're pretty much ready for Christmas here, it was pretty easy for Matt because I pretty much bought all my gifts and then brought them home to show him what he was giving me...but I draw the line at wrapping them myself, he has to do some of the work!!!! Is everyone else ready for Christmas (and by everyone I mean the 3 people that read this blog)? I love Christmas, especially the Christmas Eve service, it always seems like such a peaceful night.

I will now leave you with some festive pics from our home!!!



Our first "Real" Christmas Tree. We've had a 3 ft artificial one every other year, since we were in a small apt. I was very excited to decorate a nice big real tree. It smells so nice!!!


My gingerbread house. Since Sarah showed hers, I thought I'd show mine!! My favourite part is the wreath I did above the front door. I should mention that Matt decorated the Tree and the gingerbread man. He actually decorated 2 men, but the other one was so ugly it sucked all the Christmas cheer out of the house and pretty much made the baby cry, so I made him eat that one!

And definitely the best gift we received this year! She is so cute! These pics are for her Uncle Adam, he loves Christmas and will truly appreciate this outfit!

Trying to become mobile, Bethany is very close to learning to crawl.

Starting unwrapping early, I think she'll be able to figure it out no problem!

Checking those shiny things out.