first flocked tree!

This year my heart was dead set on getting a flocked Christmas tree.

Did you know they charge per foot of tree to flock it? Yah, I had no idea...

Years ago, I would have thought flocked trees were cheaper, LOL.

I saw the MOST beautiful tree ever this year. It's called the Silvertip. They are VERY sparse. I was drooling all over it. But the cheapest one there was around $75 and to flock it would have been pricey. Too costly to throw away in 2 weeks.

And I really wanted a flocked tree this year. So we just ended up flocking a smaller noble tree.

And even though it's not a Silvertip, I really do love our little ole flocked tree!

I love how the white flocking goes with my ornaments:)

My yellow chair got temporarily relocated because the Christmas tree took its corner.

Same stockings this year again. But did you notice anything new on my mantle?

Look really close.

And squint your eyes.

It's my little mousy. He is one of the teensy tiny glass figurines that your Grandma used to collect. I've had this mouse since I was a young girl and I LOVE it.

I could not decide which picture of my mouse flattered him more, so in the interest of saving time I included both for your viewing.

Something else occupies the mantle this year too. It's the 3 wise men from my nativity scene.
I got the idea from MOPS yesterday--they are traveling around the house because it's not Christmas yet and Jesus was not yet born(Though the wise men came when Jesus was a bit older and not on Christmas day when he was a newborn, according to my understanding). But you get the point.

Ok I guess they will be traveling another year or 2 before they reach Jesus.

The boys always decorate the little tree. We moved the little tree smack dab in the middle of our front window this year. Don't know why we did not think of this sooner.

So much more symmetrical!

And here is a little secret I have. That's not gonna be a secret anymore.

Yes, these singing Christmas cowboy dogs are allowed in my house. We got them as white elephant gifts at a Festivus party 3 years ago. And the boys love them. So they stay.

And here are some Christmas cookies I attempted to make this year out of almond flour. Ollie is allergic or intolerant(we think) to wheat so we use almond flour all the time around here. Normally I sing it's praises all day long...it's so yummy in muffins and biscuits etc...but for rolled out Christmas cookies???

Um. You be the judge.

Not so bad, right?

Well, the camera lies.

Here's what it really looks like.

You may want to avert your eyes at the massacre of the gingerbread man. Notice the arm starting to fall off?

Well by the end of it's little photo shoot, the arm fell through the baking rack, LOL. Poor lil gingerbead man.

Finn taped up this little label by our light switch so everyone would know which switch turns our Christmas lights on and off.



Well, that's our attempt at decorating our house for Christmas this year.

John keeps saying I need more Christmas decorations. Don't know why he tells me this. I'm like "I know how to remedy that, LOL!"

Maybe next year.