Decking the Halls

I know, I know. Talking about decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving just opens me up for hate mail. I haven't forgotten Thanksgiving, but I also don't apologize for pre-decking the halls. The main reason we did it this past weekend was because Ryan's mom had gone to her house for the weekend, and we thought it would be easier to drag all the tubs out of storage and upend the house if she wasn't trying to rest and recuperate at the same time. And then, of course, right after we finished, we found out she wasn't coming back to stay with us. 

But that aside, we work hard to decorate all our rooms for Christmas, so the fact that I get a few extra days of enjoyment out of this seasonal beauty is a bonus I will embrace!

So I thought I'd show you some of the work in progress! :) 

Prepped and ready to go. The shirt, the socks, and the cup.

I always start with the kitchen tree, because its the one people see from the road. I feel the need to make it extra beautiful. 

 Wrapping branches with lights takes forever, but I love how it looks when it's done.

 S'more ornaments for the win!

Ryan showed up for the topper part:

He's also the official mistletoe hanger:

He did a good job!

Braeya helped me with the bedroom tree. (It's the one themed with all the names of Jesus - Adorenanments from Ever Thine Home.)

We put a tree in Nita's room for her. I told her I'd bring her a picture since she never got to enjoy it firsthand!

A tiny tree in the office. It just sports lights because it's too tiny for ornaments. But I did make "Merry Christmas" out of Scrabble tiles. :) 

This is my most favorite new decoration this year. I told you about it on the Saturday Six recently. My friend Brent Vernon released this art print called "Welcome, Jesus." I ordered one and I love it.

And of course, this is back for another year:

It's the Merrcy Hrsitmas sign! (I got it during an after-Christmas sale two years ago and put it away with everything else to be used last year. When I got it out, I discovered it was incorrectly assembled. I could fix it, but it cracks me up, so I leave it.)

I'll give you a full Christmas tour soon, but there's a little peek at the hall-decking!