Deck the Halls....

For the last few years Garrett and I have been collecting one village piece per year. Last year my mother gave us some trees and people. She had intended to give us the ice rink but it ended up staying on the plane and went to another person who apparently wanted it :(.  This year I had to be creative with the location of the display because Noah's curiousity would surely rise. Displayed in the cabinet is Garrett's Christmas Spode China. He just loves it and along with the village pieces he gets one peice a year. Fortunately, Noah understands who baby Jesus is and dares not to wreck the creche displayed under the tree. Our tree this year is an Allepo Pine and it is alive in it's pot.  We had intended to plant it and watch it grow with our family but after getting it home and reading about the final product )(acidic pine needles, cones and sap) we realized this is not the tree for our yard. So we will donate it to our local arborist for replanting in the wild. I love this time of year!