Deck the Halls......

Decorating for Christmas is so much fun!  The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is turn on the Christmas tree.  It just feels so festive to me.  (And maybe it has something to do with a girl's love for shiny stuff.)  Here is a peek at some of our decorations.....

I try to decorate the mantel different every year.  This year, I bought the gold sleigh & reindeer from one of my co-workers. She has been using it for years, so I was happy to give it a new home.  Unfortunately, it's so big, all the reindeer wouldn't fit on the mantel!  I was happy how it turned out. 

Jeremie's Aunt Deb gave us this for my Christmas Shower before we got married....I love it! 

Santa was another Christmas Shower gift.....he looks so jolly! 

My natural bouquet...trimmings from the tree and furry looking stuff from the yard...

The MSU Tree....my mom put this tree together when I was at State.  We add an MSU ornament every year...as you can see, it's getting pretty full! 

Jeremie gave me this ornament with the Chapel of Memories  (where we got married) for our first Christmas...very special.

Christmas Bully....Manny does a double take every time he passes him...

O Christmas Tree!
     
Hands down, this is J's favorite decoration.  If you don't know the story of the Oh-so-tacky snowman head, this was a gift to us from our friends Bryan & Emily.  For their first Christmas, Emily told Bryan he could pick one thing out to adorn her elegant tree....never imagining he'd hunt down a Styrofoam snowman head in the store.  We picked on them so much about their story, so when Bryan found a twin snowman head last year, he got a KICK out of gifting us with our own. The ONLY reason I allow it to stay up is because it's just so darn hilarious.

Merry Christmas!