Christmas Spirit

Our Christmas Tree

Christmas Ornament

Advent Tree Ornaments

Angel by the Fireplace

Butterfly Ornament

Mantle

Mommy & Daddy's Stockings

Isabella & Ione's Stockings

The Girls' Little Christmas Tree

Whimsical Little Santa

Traditional Santa

Our New Tree Topper

The Nutcracker

We've spent the past few days decorating for Christmas. Isabella and Ione put ornaments on their Christmas tree by the front door. We decided on pink lights for the girls' tree this year, and it looks beautiful! Isabella did a wonderful job hanging ornaments (even if they are all on the bottom two branches!) We also set up the little advent tree in the dining room. Nonni gave it to Isabella when she was a baby. Every day she adds an ornament to the tree until she puts the topper on it on Christmas Eve. Ione can't help yet, because all the ornaments are breakable. We also decked out the mantle with poinsettias, garland, lights, stockings and three wooden wise men. The weather has been nice and cold, so we've also had a fire in the fireplace every morning. It's been wonderful! In the breakfast area, we set up our big, family Christmas tree. After fighting with the lights, it actually was fully decorated pretty quickly. We added a new angel on top this year. Isabella helped pick her out, and she is beautiful. Next to the Christmas tree, the girls have their nativity set (from Grandmaman) laid out. Right next to it is their favorite "decoration" so far...the little wooden house with candy in it. It's another advent calendar with 2 square Dove chocolates in each door. I also posted some photos of other random Christmas decorations, like our little santas and nutcracker.

Hopefully, I will get some Christmas pictures of the girls soon and I can post them here.