Getting the Christmas "Itch"

This year I am involved in the chamber of commerce "tour of home" which will take place on December 14th. People pretty much buy tickets to go around and look at specific houses decorated for Christmas inside and out. My mom did it last year and it was a lot of work but very fun, especially if you enjoy entertaining. In thinking that this is only four weeks away, I decided to put up my Christmas tree yesterday! I absolutely love having my tree up but it literally took me all day. I had Hudson help as much as possible which took even longer but I didn't mind. So in the picture above it wasn't totally finished but you get the idea...I haven't taken a finished product picture yet.

So anyways...that was what I did yesterday during the day. In the evening Andy and I went with family and friends who work at LaTourelle Catering to dinner at the John Thomas Steakhouse. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was elegant. It was really nice to go out together. Hudson stayed with my mom and baked pies. This has become their new tradition. She went out and got him an apron that daddy doesn't like very much...lol. But it really is too cute for words! Here he is rolling out the dough! lol...so cute!

He always makes a prize for daddy with the leftover dough. Lastnight he got dough baked with cinnamon sugar on it! Mommy didn't get anything...but I'm okay with that! :0) He has times where he is very attached to daddy and I think it's really nice.

Today I am going to get some laundry done and hopefully some more decorating...when delving into that project I realized it will take longer than I thought! I better get to work! :0)