Christmas Decorations

After Micaela and I returned home from New Moon, it was time to decorate the house for Christmas.

James documenting the event on video

Emilie in her Mulan costume (because.....well....why not?) showing off her nutcracker

Becca in a summer dress (because....well.....because Emilie dressed her in it)

Micaela can almost reach the top of the tree. She's getting so tall.

James laughing at the decoration he made in preschool. The evening was not without controversy. It seemed like 1/2 the decorations had pictures of Micaela on them, and James, Emilie and Rebecca noticed. I told the kids that next year, we'll find Christmas decoration kits at a Michael's Craft Store and they can all make more with their pictures on them. Except for Micaela. Micaela is not allowed to make any more decorations for the time being.

Ahhh, this one makes us think about Konrad and Sebastian.

James doing a video tour of the tree decorations

One of the kids' favorite Christmas items. This frog croaks Jingle Bells.

Our Christmas arch in the dining room window. You see arches in windows all over town.

Pyramids are another traditional Christmas decoration.

I like Joseph's silly mustache.

Wolfgang (as I named him) is my favorite Christmas decoration. I got him last November in the eastern German town Seiffen, the Christmas craft capital of Germany. Isn't he the handsomest nutcracker you've ever seen?