It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. I love the Christmas songs, the decorations, and all the excitement of Christmas day. I also love the one that the holiday is all about, which is Jesus Christ. The holiday season is well underway, and we have already attended the church's winter wonderland and the Ekklesia class Christmas party. Since we have already done so much celebrating for the holidays, Aaron & I decided that it was time to get our house decorated for the holidays.

So Aaron and I went and picked out a tree last night. Growing up we always had an artifical tree, but since I've married Aaron we have gotten a real tree. I really enjoy the real tree. It is fun to pick one out, bring it home, get it set up, and decorate it. This year it only took us 5 minutes to pick out a tree. Usually we are so picky that it takes us at least 30 minutes or more to agree on a tree. This year we walked up looked at two, and picked the second one we looked at. It was nice to get in and out in such a quick time. We grabbed dinner, and headed home to set the tree up.

It was late when we got home, so we decided to get the tree ready, but do the trimming today. This afternoon we spent time decorating the tree and the house. I always enjoy decorating the tree because I often forget from year to year of special ornaments we have, so when I pull them out of the box it is fun to remember where they came from. Most of our ornaments came from our first Christmas together. Realizing we only had a handful of ornaments that some insightful family members had given us as wedding gifts, we had to go out and gather a few more so our tree was not so bare. These are my favorites, and I have only added a few new ones since we've been married.

Last Christmas I gave Aaron this nativity set. For those of you who don't know, it is the Veggie Tales nativity. Aaron is crazy about the Veggie Tales (as well as I), so I couldn't pass it up. This year we decided to set it up instead of our fancier one, in honor of our little one that is on the way. Hope you all are enjoying the holiday season as much as we are. God Bless!