We got our tree from DI a few months back for $3. Later we found out the tree had been boxed up still decorated! What a steal! Ross and I have all of our ornaments we've collected through the years and we had a great time decorating our first tree as a family, but little did we know one ornament would be so disturbing and a little haunting.
Yes, we have Santa's HEAD atop our Christmas Tree.I think it's super creepy and will forever haunt me, but this beheaded Santa tree topper has stolen my heart. Future Loveland Christmas tradition?
This will be our first Christmas in Utah by ourselves. I was excited at first, then skeptical. Now that our decorations are out, I'm excited again. Or at least getting there. Claire has been sick off and on the last couple weeks, I'm not getting much sleep, I feel huge already, and I'm all around just a little more snappy and impatient than usual. Especially while driving. And drivers are substantially more idiotic during the Holidays.
Point is, I could use much, much more Christmas spirit, so I made a list of the things I want to do with my wee little family this Christmas.
1.) Temple Square lights. This will be our third Christmas in Utah, and we still haven't gone. We're going this year.
2.) Take Claire to see Santa. I don't know if I was worried about her getting sick last year, or if I was too sleep deprived to care, but we didn't take her last year. This year I want to dress her up in her adorable Christmas dress and tights (Thanks, Aunt Holly!) and take her. And you can bet her hair will be done in pigtails and bows.
3.) Go for a drive and look at lights. My family has a tradition of piling everyone in the car on Christmas Eve in their jammies, snuggled up with blankets, and driving through neighborhoods looking at lights. We haven't been able to do it yet, and I really want to.
4.) Maybe the Thanksgiving Point Lights. If anyone has gone, I'd love to hear about it and if you think it's worth the money!
Now that it's December, I'm starting to get more excited for Christmas. I think Claire and I might even tackle the Christmas shopping next week while Ross is busy with school stuff. I really struggle with Christmas Lists. I think of everything we NEED and make that my list. In the past, I've had curtain rods, teeth whitening strips, a hairbrush, and sponges on my list. Ross, however, is a firm believer that presents are supposed to be fun and for YOU. Here is an actual quote from the Loveland house last night as we were discussing Christmas lists.
K: Oh, I remember what I want for Christmas!
R: What's that?
K: I want a 24 hour carpet cleaner rental from either Lowes or Macey's!
R: I am NOT getting you a carpet cleaner rental for Christmas.
Any help or suggestions for my Christmas list would be greatly appreciated by Ross, I'm sure!
We go to Thanksgiving Point to see the lights every year. I like it. It's only $3 a person for the wagon ride, which I think is really fun. Just dress warm!! They have reindeer outside the main building that we like to go see after the ride. Inside that building they normally have free hot chocolate or apple cider and cookies. I think it's a pretty inexpensive and fun Christmas tradition!
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