Christmas has officially arrived in our beautiful house and I am thrilled.

I started out the morning by finishing my book (more on that tomorrow) while Nathaniel napped and then played a little.



Then we took out the ornaments. I realized most of the lights were not working so we had to take another break. When Nathaniel went down to nap, I drove to Walmart and bought a ton of new lights. Now we were ready to decorate. David helped me, of course.



And Nathaniel watched us and was quiet, mostly.



And here's the finished tree with the lights on. It was late at this point so there was no light out.



And here's one with the lights off.



Yes, the tree is crooked. But I love it anyway. I love Christmas. I love smelling the tree. Seeing the twinkles. I loved every little thing about the holiday season. And now I am tired and need to rest before Nathaniel wakes up for milk.