I love how much they love this

We put up the Christmas tree last weekend. It was such a great weekend. We didn't go ANYWHERE. We did NO SHOPPING. We just stayed at home. We didn't even make a turkey for Thanksgiving Day, just a roasted chicken because it was the four of us. Though I did make little mini-apple pies, that was fun.

Every year gets better and better with kids, I tell you. They are more fun, more verbal (though being more opinionated goes right along with that). Their excitement over putting up the Christmas decorations was amazing this year. We put on the Christmas carols, some Herb Alpert (this version of Winter Wonderland is my all-time favorite, by the way. YOU'RE WELCOME!), and they went crazy.

They don't seem to able to both smile in the same picture yet though. That will be nice someday.