Christmastime has arrived at the Beelers!

It was a busy day but a productive one. Mike got the office cleaned while I had a nervous breakdown about something else. The dishes are clean, the washer and dryer are churning, and the house is pretty well decorated. We didn't do any outside stuff yet, because we didn't want to overwhelm the neighborhood (& well, the scarecrow is still out there).

We got our overly LARGE tree put up in Mike's office so you can see it from the front window. Yep, its still as big as last year but at least we aren't living in a house with 7 foot ceilings and the angel fits on top this year! The nativity's up & the stockings are hung (gotta get one for the bambino...excited to pick it out!). Then, when Mike went down to get my standing Santa he accidentally brought up the tree that I had in my classroom last year. So, I got out a set of snowman ornaments that I've had for a couple of years and made a little snowman tree in the living room. The house is now very cheery & very bright, but I'm excited to have this much done before the baby comes. I don't want to resent Christmas and not decorate because I'm learning how to be a mommy, so this will be one less thing on my list. Plus, how cheery will it be to bring a baby home to a Christmasy house!!

The nativity...the fiber optic angel in the background is one we bought for our Christmas tree the first year we were married & then we realized it wasn't made to go on trees. Ever since she's kept watch over the baby Jesus!

It's hard to capture the lights so you can see them glow but Mike did a pretty good job.

The little snowman tree & Santa. The topper star for the little tree is at school in my classroom so I'll have to bring it home Monday.

The big tree...7 1/2 feet tall & 5 feet in diameter at the bottom!
Needless to say, Mike doesn't have much office left!