2016 Daily December 11--our tree

Our 12 foot tree is up and beautiful!  We actually put it up two weeks before Thanksgiving this year which is not normal for us.  We are usually very traditional and stick with decorating for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.  But this year we were going to be in Utah the weekend before Thanksgiving and the week of, and we wouldn't be home until the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  So we decided to decorate before we left so when we got home it would be done and we wouldn't have to worry about it. 

It was kind of weird to be decorated before Thanksgiving, but oh so nice to come home after Thanksgiving and have the house and tree all ready to go.  Love Christmas trees.  They just make me happy to see them! 

2013 Daily December 22--our bedroom tree

I love Christmas trees.  The last 3 years Ben and I have put one up in our bedroom.

It is just a small one.  Miss O strings popcorn for it every year.  It makes it look so pretty.  We put all the ornaments the kids have made on this tree.  

Looking at it makes me happy and sad.

They have grown so much!

Where does the time go?

You can tell they have had the same teachers over the years with the similar ornaments they make which I just love!

What a doll--when did she get so grown up?

So cute!

This was kindergarten and she will be 16 tomorrow!!!!  When did that happen?

Joy truly is what they have given me.

and Ben even has an ornament I made circa 1988 on there :)  Love Christmas memories!