It's beginning to look a lot like ...

... well, you get the idea. We finally got around to decorating for Christmas. With a new toddler in the house, it was done in stages. The tree was up for a good three days before it actually had any decorations on it. And well, by that time, a naked tree was kind of starting to grow on me and I briefly considered not decorating it at all. Alas, we felt like Theo would like it, so up went the decorations. And the score thus far is, Tree:0, Theo:3. That's how many times he has taken down my wooden cranberries to chew on them. Can't really blame him, most of his toys are made of wood, so he just assumes all wood is for him!

Anyway, I'm pleased with how it came out. We even did up the outside with some lights, which we don't usually do. It started with just icicle lights on the awning and turned into a bit more. Susan did the hard work, as usual. It looks pretty and feels festive. Christmas will be slim around here this year (just like every year!) so it's nice to get into the spirit in other ways. 

All the pictures are on Flickr, but here's one just of the tree!

Merry Christmas!