It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

It's been a fun Christmas season here at the McKown household! Much more exciting with a toddler than an infant, I'd have to say! We decided to get our first "real" tree. I don't think I'll go back to artificial now. I'd forgotten how the smell of a fresh evergreen brings back childhood Christmas memories! Now about watering it all the time, that I could do without! We decided to get a tree at Home Depot instead of the Christmas tree farm. Why spend twice the amount when you can get one for $36! We will save that for when Kierstyn will remember going on the hunt for one :) We found the perfect one at the store that we agreed on in no more than 5 minutes. I was very impressed!

We decided to get new tree lights this year - LED's. Who can resist energy savings?! We got 200 warm white and 200 colored. Well, after we got them all on they were so neon we thought we'd need sunglasses. So we (mostly me!) decided to take back the colored ones and keep just the white ones. It's so cozy in here with the tree and our new "fake" fireplace, which is so fun! It was a late anniversary present/early christmas present to ourselves. Totally worth the money :) And we can't forget baby Keeks! She was such a good girl this year I decided to get her a tree of her own. Of course it is all girly and glam and she loves it! She loves when the lights are on but she knows not to touch. She'll even say "tree - no no no" while shaking her pointer finger. She makes me smile!

We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and is making good memories of your own!