25 days of Christmas Ornaments... Day 9

I love this one! I got it when my school age class and I went to the Crane Foundation. It's made of this beautiful glass

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I just had to start doing it too!

This is a tree outside my work. When I got out of work last night I started my car and went to clean it off. As I was doing that I saw this tree, a tree I drive by everyday. It looked so beautiful. I took lots of pictures that were ok and pretty but I wasn't as satisfied as I would have hoped. So I got in my car a began to leave. As I was driving right next to it it just looked perfect so I stopped my car in the middle of the road (good thing I was the only one there) and took this pic as well as a few others. I think this is definitely my favorite picture I've taken this winter, maybe ever.

I'm so glad to have snow! It makes it feel more like Christmas. Brrr it's cold and it's not fun to drive in but it's so beautiful! Today is a perfect day... a snow day! :)

Last night I basically wondered around taking pictures till I couldn't feel my hands. It was great! I must be crazy. If you would have heard me last year I was asking myself why I lived in Wisconsin. I love warm weather and summer time best but there is something about the snow that is amazing!

I plan to bundle up, play in the snow till i'm freezing, then come inside, drink hot cocoa and read harry Potter. That's my perfect snow day!

Here are some of my pictures from last night.

This just reminded me so much of a Transformer. Hehe! :)

25 days of Christmas Ornaments... Day 8

This one was given to me by my sister-in-law, Stacy, just this year. She is so sweet! I couldn't ask for a better sister-in-law.

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25 days of Christmas Ornaments... Days 1-7

This just seemed like such a fun thing to do. I'm 7 days behind so here are 7 to catch up. :)

Day 1:

This is not the most beautiful or fanciest one I have but I remember these always being on our tree when I was a kid. My Grandma made many of these. I just adore them!

Day 2:

This is the ornament I made for Shane our first Christmas together. I laugh at it now... I could have done a much better job.

Day 3:

This one was given to me last year by a student in my class, Quinn. I'm so glad I have this ornament to remember her sweetness.

Day 4:

This is one my mom got me. This is me, Fishy!

Day 5:

This one I got more for my husband. He would have our whole place antlers if I would let him... Not happening! But I do love this picture from our reception!

Day 6:

This one is my favorite of the many panda ornaments I've gotten from my mom growing up. Pandas are my favorite animal and it just became a theme to get me everything panda. I love this one!

Day 7:

This is one I got for Shane last year. He didn't get a dear last year so I got this to be his dear. He made up for it this year with a 9 pointer. But I still like the ornament better. :)

A Real Tree

I was so excited to get a real Christmas tree this year. There is something about the look, feel, and smell of a real tree that just makes Christmas. This year we got a Fraser Fir. Our first Christmas together, Shane and I had a fake tree and last year we didn't have a tree at all. It was so nice we went to a tree farm by Westfield with Shane's family. The best part was I got to cut down our tree. I just love Christmas!

The frost on everything was so beautiful!

I just love decorating the tree.

Leo loved being under the tree.