Pre-Christmas Fun

I realized as I was putting this post together that I didn't take too many photos in December because Brandon was in Japan and LA for a total of 3 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas!  I did take some photos with my phone, but they weren't that great, so I'm just posting these of our pre-Christmas activities.

Renae rocking the tree skirt.

Looking for just the right spot for his ornament.

Making "Christmas Trees"

Eating her "Christmas Tree"

This is actually a still from an accidental video we took,
but I love that it shows her beautiful Christmas dress!

On Christmas Eve Eve when we were FINALLY able to put
presents  under the tree!  We didn't dare do it any sooner
because our kids (Renae and Seth) would have destroyed them!

Some of our nativities.  I look forward to when I can put
out all of our nativities (when our kids will no longer play
with all of the pieces)! 

I ended up being pleasantly surprised by the number of Christmas cards
this year (we still got a few more than what is shown)!  I didn't think we were going
to get many because it seems everyone is either not doing them anymore or are going digital.
Since Christmas cards are one of my favorite Christmas traditions, I got a little giddy
every time one came in the mail!