Christmasifying

Last week we officially launched Christmas.

We began with the tree, which we painstakingly selected from a scant population of trees and plucked from the clenching grasp of the throngs of Christmas-tree shoppers that were pillaging the lot. (Just kidding. Apparently people don’t do “real” Christmas trees here, so we were pretty much the only ones there and we had our pick of trees! But I like my story better.)

 

Travis wrestled it down and lashed it to the roof of the car – no small task, I am sure.

Good thing we brought a little Christmas elf to help.

 

And a Cougar fan…

 

(Um, we’re still trying to teach Troy the proper use for twine.)

And at last, here we are with our conquest!

 

Next up, the bedazzling.

 

(I wish you could hear the Harry Connick, Jr. and Frank Sinatra we were blasting during all of this. It really makes the scene.)

Tonight we continued our Christmasifying with gingerbread! Now, normally we MAKE the gingerbread (and the annual gingerbread-MEN-decorating is still to come!) but we had received this kit as a gift, so I figured we could save ourselves a few steps (and a few hours/days) and knock out this baby in one night!

 

Needless to say, my impatience was NOT rewarded.

The roof slid off repeatedly and knocked down one wall and then another until all the pieces were sprawled out spread-eagle and I was mad. With a little perseverance, however (and an equal amount of frosting) we succeeded!

(Um... things got a little crazy somewhere in the middle there!)

Oh and don't forget to look for Travis and his contribution!

(It's finals week - can you tell?)

The House:

I have to show you the back because of the chair.
Kate wanted a chair in the back of the house, so the gingerbread men would have something to sit on.
Well, okay then!
Enter the chair.

And there you have it.

[Would it ruin the moment if I chose to tell you those stockings are held up with masking tape?]