OK, I LOVE Christmas...I love all the silly traditions our family has, I love the way my house looks and smells with all the decorations and the tree, I love all the lights, I love the hustle and bustle of everything, I LOVE wrapping presents but my favorite thing is picking out the tree. I love that the excitement starts the morning after Thanksgiving...going and finding that perfect tree...well, this year did not go as planned. We did not get to get the tree the day after because it was nasty and raining and I did not want to get the boys out and then the Saturday after Thanksgiving it cleared up-until we were on the way to get the tree-so no pictures-no family all together picking out the perfect tree-it was more like find one quick so we can keep the boys out of the rain...
Before I had the boys I could throw up the tree and have the whole house decorated in a matter of hours-my, how things have changed. It took me two days just to get the lights on the tree and all the ornaments on and the poor boys had to stay locked up like this....begging to come out!

but was it ever worth it, once I finished and let them come in the den to see the tree and all the other decorations...

(YEP that is an octagon around it...it is Brennon and Cayden proofed..ha ha)

It was ALL worth it and those feelings about the holidays grew about 1000 times. These pictures don't do justice to the expressions on my sweet angels faces. Brennon kept giggling and looking at everything and Cayden just wanted to touch everything. Every time they walk by the lights or the tree, they start pointing and smiling. Now that I have them and am blessed enough to watch Christmas through their eyes...it truly is MAGICAL!!! It has taken on a whole different meaning to me! I pray all of you have a Christmas just as magical!
