On 9th day before Christmas

The peeping tom photo. I recently read on someone's blog that you should have a picture of your tree from outside your house (can't remember where I read this thanks to preggo brain.) I love our tree-love it, however somehow in the purchasing of it LAST year and the putting it up this year, the directions have disappeared. Let me tell you how much fun it was to put together. Oh well. I think what I will remember most about this picture is the thought of what my neighbors were thinking of the crazy woman taking photos of her living room window. Oh and the footprints I left in the snow that lead up to my window-now that's not at all creepy. ;)

But when I really think about it, I think about the joy that surrounds this tree this year. Playing with the train set, ringing Grandma Watson's bell ornament, hanging my hand stitched ornaments from Grandma Rinehart, and looking at the pretty lights reflect in Lily's eyes. Yes, I love my tree.