Getting Ready for Christmas

We finally got our tree! That always makes me more excited for Christmas - it doesn't seem official until you get your tree! We got the $20 Home Depot special and it is beautiful....and the perfect size too! Madison LOVED decorating it and had tons of fun going through all of the ornaments and playing with them. She did a great job putting them on the tree too! Daddy always sets the tree up, puts the lights on, and then mommy does the ornaments. This year, I had a great helper! I look forward to the many more Christmases to come when the girls will be able to be much more involved in the Christmas traditions!

Here are a few cute pics from last night - poor Madison has pink eye so even though she looks uncomfortable, she was having a lot of fun!

How could she NOT be on the "nice list" with that cute face?!

They really do love each other - Madison is a great big sister!

Madison is always taking care of Caroline....I think they are going to be great friends!

Daddy and his girls...thanks for being such a great father to them, Joseph!

And the stockings were hung by the chimney with care....

Our mantle looks so much more complete this year!

Caroline is such a big smiler!

And, of course, Madison did the honors of putting the star on top.