Christmas is coming

I am so far behind on my blogging. My sister has arrived and we are busy trying to get ready for Christmas. The children are all so excited to have their auntie here to visit (and at this stage, fully expect to see her at Christmas time). They are constantly asking where she is and what she is doing (even when she is in the bathroom!). They tell her she looks like me, and me that I look like her. Sometimes they pretend to get us confused, then giggle.

Last week we finally went out to buy our tree, but it was too late to decorate it that same evening, so the next day the children wanted to set to work. They were just giddy with the anticipation and excitement. I kept suggesting that we wait until daddy got home, but they were so eager to get started, that start we did...and finish!

There was a part of me that was sad that it had not been a family affair, but then James ended up having to work late into the night anyway, and they would not have lasted another day without decorating the tree. They worked so hard and really put a lot of thought and effort into it and I really did not have to do an awful lot of re-arranging so it all worked out well. James came home later that night after the children were all in bed, to a beautiful tree and all he had to do was lift it on to the table.

Not the best shots in the world, but this is our tree, before being put up on the table in the corner and having the tree skirt added...we like it. The kids LOVE it.

Now if only James could somehow find some time to put a few lights on the house!