Book Tree

In December, Harry and I made a book tree. Harry loves to read. I LOVE to read Children's Literature. I have thousands of picture books. I have two bins full of board books in the basement. I am obsessed. I cannot keep up with all the new books being published- there are so many great ones like Hair Love, Lovely, and Nothing is Scary With Harry.

Back to the tree.

I've seen these on the internet for years but obviously I don't own enough "adult books" to do. Harry told me this is going to be a challenge. He wanted to talk plans but I just dove in. A few minutes later I realized this is going to require some skill. After a few tree topples I decided to listen to reasoning. Harry explained why this is much easier with "adult books" but we didn't give up.

We rose to the challenge and this is what we got:

Lesson I learned from this book tree... TEAMWORK! Teamwork makes the dream work!

O Christmas Tree

Decorating the house for Christmas was challenging (I lack decor), but the one thing I nailed was the tree.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
How lovely are thy branches
 

Christmas Tree 2018

Happy Camper!

Downtown!

I took the "girls" my mom collected for me as a child and turned them into ornaments.

Super cute Ugly Sweater ornaments from Pottery Barn!

My mom bought me this angel when I was a teenager. It used to have a really cute poem about the mother daughter relationship. I wish I could remember it because it always made me cry.

Mr. Harry!

My aunt gave me this ornament on my 1st Communion.

I bought this ornament for Harry in 2017. You can buy yours on Etsy!

This year, I turned my old nativity scene into an ornament. It's broken numerous times over the years, but it's way too special to ever throw out.

Elf on the Shelf 2013

Last year, our elf pretty much stuck to the shelf. Skylar did have some adventures though and you can see what mischief she got into here.  This year, our elf only moved a few times but when she moved she was left there for days at a time. Yes, I know, we are bad elf owners. Anyway, below are some photos of Elfie's adventures this year.

Elfie was caught sitting on a candle. Leah was yelling, "The elf is on fire!" I actually believed her but no worries, he's okay! Just warming up his butt. ;-)

Elfie decided to spend the day outside making snow angels.

Elfie was nice and cozy in this doll chair from Pottery Barn Kids.

Elfie is apparently a bookworm like the rest of our family. 

Something incredibly exciting happened to me this December, the author of Elf on the Shelf, Carol Aebersold signed my book! She wrote, 

"Ms. S's Class, Be sure your elf has only good reports for Santa. Always believe!"

 
**I know the elf's name is different from last year and I know the elf is technically a boy but dressed as a girl. #technicalities