Alma Mater: Christmas Preparations By: Stella

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Christmas Preparations By: Stella

I don't know about any of you, but for us-Christmas preparations are in FULL SWING!!! We just got our tree last Saturday. Out tradition is to get out all of our Christmas decorations and decorate around our house and in our yard the day before we get our tree. Then we get our tree the next day and stop for peppermint cocoa at Cumberland Farms. We have lots of fun! I took a bunch of pictures of our Christmas preparations and our vacation, as we took the whole week of Thanksgiving off and Dad was off on Thanksgiving through Monday. :) Here are the Pictures, Enjoy!!!

Leo and Filia

Mom has been buying turkeys since they are so cheap and either boiling them in Grandma's big canning pot or putting them in the oven. Our freezer is jam packed with yogurt containers of chicken broth and bags of turkey. We have all been eager taste-testers for Mom. The latest time she put the turkey in the oven. We enjoyed slices of turkey while 'decking the halls' and putting lights on our Christmas tree, which I, (Stella) and Dad always do together. We have had lots of fun trying different ways to use turkey. Last night we had pulled turkey (instead of pulled pork!) :) How's that for improvising?!

Yummy!!!! :D :D :D

We ate these slices of turkey, without any gravy-just the meat juices and it was DEEEE-LICIOUS!!!

I strung popcorn and cranberries with just a needle and a spool of red thread. It came out in beautiful strings and I hung them outside for the birds to nibble on. The suet that Leo and Mater made is also a huge hit with the birds. *There is a post about the suet by Leo if you scroll down. If you can't find it then keep scrolling till in the corner you'll see a Older Posts button and if you click it his post will pop up. This applies to any posts. :)

Cranberries-little beauties

Pop-pop-pop-popcorn!!! Need I say more?!

Yay! Our Christmas tree! Don't Christmas trees make you feel so--well...Christmasy? ;)

This is a beautiful angel made by Grandma Z. :) It finds its place on our Christmas tree every single year! :)

Yay! Our Christmas Tree is decorated and lit. We love our little tree! <3

In front of the Christmas Tree in our dresses, mine from Auntie S and Grandma again!! :) Thanks so much!! :) (In case you're wondering, Filia's dress is a hand-me-down. :) LOL!)

Frosty the Snowman Had to Hurry on His Way, so He Waved Goodbye Saying Don't You Cry: "I'll be back on Christmas Day!! This adorable snowman is a pretty decoration for our house and sings the song whenever you touch his 'frosty' foot. :)