Christmas Decorations

This year Jon and I are doing minimal effort for the holidays. Between work, baby preparations, and oh yeah that Christmas thing coming up, our motto is keep it simple. This year we decided that included switching over to an artificial tree. We got our Lowes special put up this weekend with less hassle. Jon didn't have to fight the white lights which was nice. Also, this tree is a bit smaller and skinnier than our normal fresh tree, so it required less decorating. At first we didn't know if we liked it, but it has been growing on us. Our favorite new ornament this year is the 3D sonogram picture of Claire. :) We also put up some lights and garland outside to decorate the exterior this year. In the spirit of keep it simple, none of the lights required a ladder to put out. All of them are bush height or lower. We departed a little from the all white light theme this year and put out some green and red lights on our moundy bushes. Check out the pictures (sorry the lights don't show up that well).