Christmas Decorating Suggestion

I was watching HGTV the other day - a segment on holiday decorating. I had been trying to think of something to do in my dining room without taking up any space and the show just happened to cover that very topic. The above photo is of the light above our table. I fastened a wreath to the bottom and wrapped the remainder with garland. Since it is a bit smaller than the one on the show, it looked like a small Christmas tree so I just decorated it that way. It was super easy.

New York City at Christmas!

Conner is giving him his list.


Seeing the big man.


Brothers.


You may not be able to tell but we are right next to the tree in Rockefeller Center.


The famous Rockettes. We all agreed this was one of the best parts.


We spent the day in NYC today...beginning with the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. It was truely spectacular - with live animals in the Nativity segment and all. Conner was pleased with our seats, his first question when we see a Broadway show is always, "Where are our seats?" Much to his delight we were a mere 13 rows back on the floor in the center. I was a little surprised at how filled with emotion I was when the show began. It really is a blessing that the boys can experience these opportunities at such a young age.

We then found our way to Macy's and braved the mega line to see Santa. It is by far the best place to see the man in red if you are in the area. We did a little shopping and then hit the road. It was about 1 1/2 hours, garage to garage. Not too shabby. Great day and still time to share some pictures.

Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas!

The elf's first hiding spot. Appropriately upon the beautiful clock!






Yes, Selim...that title is for you! (I haven't heard that song yet - I guess I'll need to break out that CD.)

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had a very busy yet very nice holiday. We were all up and down the east coast as we spent the holiday with both families then traveled up to Foxboro to see the Steelers stomp on the Patriots. Yes, it was worth the drive!

In addition to seeing our families, we also got to spend the day with the Mileys! The kids were many so we are looking forward to Valentine's weekend when they will be coming up our way for a long weekend.

A new tradition we have started this year is all thanks to our friends Dolores and Larry. The Elf on the Shelf is a neat little story about an elf that spends time before Christmas with your family but travels to the North Pole at night to report to Santa. Conner and Grady wake up each morning, usually early, to search for the elf. I hope that the elf doesn't run out of places to hide as he still has 2 1/2 more weeks of spots to find!