Getting into the holiday spirit -

Despite the fact that we are fighting a nasty cough/fever and had to cancel all our weekend plans, we are doing our best to get into the holiday spirit.

Making holiday cards -


Dressing up -


Watching our holiday shows (Grinch is one of our favorites)-


Early shopping trip to Bristol, RI -


Making our gingerbread house (couple setbacks this year but a couple pieces of cardboard later and we were back in action) -

Cutting down the tree...

This weekend we cut down the family Christmas tree. Luke is so funny. We went to the same place as last year. Again this year, he pointed to the 14 ft holly tree and said "this one!" We talked him down a bit and settled on a nice short fat guy. Kids loved riding in the tractor. Luke LOVES decorating the house for the holidays. He is my big helper. He gets so excited and so into it. Paige and Jay are punching away on the IPAD as Luke and I deck the halls :)

Pretty Nails -

Paige got her nails painted for the first time this week. I know, so young but I couldn't resist. She has been asking for a while now. I was going to take her for her birthday but the neighborhood spa I go to is closing and I wanted to take her there. She LOVED it...of course. Was such a big girl, talking shop with her nail tech. She was right at home. For the next 72 hours, anyone that came in a mile radius of her - she would run up to that person (contractor, Luke's teachers, randoms at the grocery store, etc..)and say, "YOU SEE MY PRETTY PURPLE NAILS!!" But the cutest was when she woke up the morning after she got them done. She came running into our bedroom so pleased yelling, "My fingernails are still on!!!"