Christmas Time is Here!

Do you think he has a big sister? ;)

Spencer and I have the philosophy that each holiday should be celebrated separately, so that means no Christmas decorations or music before Thanksgiving. However, once Thanksgiving is over, bring it on! In fact, this year I started at midnight!

I braved the cold and the crowds to do a little Black Friday shopping at Walmart at midnight. I've never been shopping on Black Friday before and I was a bit nervous, especially since I was attempting to go to Walmart.

It actually ended up being a lot of fun! My mom came along and the crowds were really crazy but between the two of us, we got what we wanted (mostly pjs) and then stood in line for an hour!

The next day we cleaned up in the morning and then put up the tree and the decorations. Lucy loved this so much and it was so much fun to watch her get so excited.

She helped put up all the decorations and later, after it got dark, we turned on the lights for her.

Oh, to have been able to record what she was feeling - the excitement and awe! The next morning I got up and she says, "Mommy, mommy come here! Look! Christmas tree!"

Sammy wanted in on the action too - especially with his new crawling skills, it's tough to keep him away! Instead, we moved the more delicate ornaments up higher.

She spent a good part of that day decorating and redecorating the tree. Her animals also found a special spot for the season - right under the tree.

In an effort to keep her occupied and to have a bit of fun, I've started trying to find some fun activities for her to do. I've found a bunch at a blog I love - www.frugalfamilyfunblog.com. This idea was to make a stamp out of a potato. I made two - a star and a tree. Lucy really enjoyed it.

Then last week, we went with the youth of our ward to see the lights at Temple Square. Lucy said she liked the pink lights best of all. :)