Black Friday has become sort of a holiday of its own in our house. Not because we go shopping in the traditional sense, but because it is Christmas Tree Day! I started the morning by making some cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa. Breakfast of champions!
I dressed Scarlett up in her new Christmas outfit and my favorite hat ever (it was the first thing I bought when I found out I was pregnant a year ago). She was super excited!
And can we all just take a minute and check out this adorable Santa on her bum? I can't handle it.
We headed out to the Christmas tree farm and picked out our tree! We had gotten a few inches of snow (okay, 8) last week, and that made the whole thing feel extra festive! Here are Scarlett and I looking for the perfect tree. I promise I am not missing teeth, and Scarlett does not have a black eye. The shadows in this picture are weird.
And here she is with Luke...possibly my favorite picture of them together ever.
We got home and Luke put the tree up and started putting the lights on
And this girl sat completely mesmerized in her Bumbo Seat the entire time. She's like, "I don't know what the heck you are doing Daddy, but it looks awesome."
All of this was happening while Home Alone was on in the background. We bought the blu-ray set of Home Alone and Home Alone 2. Uh, for Scarlett. Ahem.
We hung the ornaments, and I couldn't help but reminisce about the special significance of each one. It's what I do...
This special ornament was from my grandma the year we got married. Extra special this year as I am missing her so much.
Here's the finished product!
Then I had to do an entire photoshoot with this cutie:
"This Christmas thing is going to be fun!"
"Wait a minute, I get presents?!"
"I didn't know there were going to be presents!"
"I better be good this month! No more screaming like a crazy person when I get mad! Or getting distracted or falling asleep while Mommy's trying to feed me!"
"Okay, turn me around so I can look at these lights some more."
"You think you can just sit me here when you want me to be occupied, don't you?"
"Hahaha! Not a chance! The novelty will wear off by tomorrow. But right now, I think this is pretty cool!"
Today I went out to do some Christmas shopping, and couldn't pass up the chance to buy a little tree for Scarlett's room. I told Luke, I know she's too young to really appreciate it, but I waited enough Christmases without a baby...we are going to do it up right now that she's here! And she really does seem to like it. If nothing else, we can see it glowing in the background while we all hang out in the living room each night. It makes it feel extra cozy!
A few other Christmas touches in her room:
So fun! I love Scarlett's tree. Wyatt has a tree too, but we still need to get one for Gwen's room!
ReplyDeleteOMG that hat on her! What a doll :)
ReplyDeleteI just love her outfit and that hat!! So stinkin cute!!
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