Our Beautiful REAL tree is up!!!!

We decided on a "real" tree this year, we have a nice fake one, with lights in the branches, super easy to set up; the boys however don't feel that a fake one is as good. So after selling my on the reasons why we NEEDED a real tree they said "how about we have a deal, one year we set up the fake year & the next year we buy a real one." That was an acceptable "deal" to me, so we have a wonderful smelling tree this year, decorated in style by 4 cute boys!! The stockings are hung, decorations are out, the shopping is done, so now I can relax and actually enjoy all the many exciting events that are going on. Anthony & Nathan have a choir concert on the 18th, they are so excited, they have been practicing all year by going to school early 2 mornings a week. Casey has a program that week also. We have SEVERAL family parties that we are looking forward to going to. Ric and I get a special night out with my family to go see Peter B. perform his Christmas concert, so that will be awesome. The snow we got "made it really be Christmas time" as my boys informed me today, but we need more snow so that it can be "more Christmasy and pretty outside" too they said. They are fun to listen to as they share their outlook on the holiday season!!