Decking our halls

Yesterday was the day
the kids had been waiting for
for quite awhile.
We got out all the boxes
of Christmas decorations
and put up our tree.

And even though

they're the same

ones we always

put out,

to the kids,

their magic

is never lost.

They always love

getting those

boxes out,

and open them up

every year

like they're

brand new.

Then comes the fun

of deciding where

everything should

go on the tree.

It's by no means

a "designer" tree.

It contains lots of those

homemade ornaments, created by the kids

at school, church or home. Those are the

ones with special meaning to them, and

can never be left off the tree.

Doug gets the honors

of putting the

star on

top.

But our favorite part of decorating for Christmas

is when we get to put out the Nativity scene.

It has a special place on top of our piano and

helps us all to remember the real meaning of this

wonderful season.