It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

 

After Lily was born we moved our office from upstairs into the middle of our den where it was easier to sneak in a little bit of paperwork/blogging.  Though it was definitely more convenient, it was not the most attractive arrangement with cords strung everywhere and papers cluttering the top of the farm table made desk.

I knew the purchase of a new plush, bigger rug for Lily to play on would be the inspiration we needed to spiffy things up.

 Off to Home Depot (after an El Con lunch of course) and we picked up an early Christmas present, our new rug.

 I did not do much shopping around, but after a quick Internet search and a trip to see it in real life, we have been happy with our choice.

I do not know the "rug rules".  Maybe the couch should also be on the rug?  But this arrangement provided the most room for Lily to roll around so that is what we went with.

 We also moved the farm table to Stuff, the shop in Mart, and moved this garage sale desk in to take its place.

 Mr. Welder wired the Internet discreetly behind the trim and now there are no more wires going everywhere!  And we have drawers to hide some of our junk.

 As you probably noticed, we've also decked the halls for Christmas.

 Our Christmas card collection has dramatically grown since this photo was taken.

Christmas cards are fun-probably one of my favorite parts of the season.

 Lily's Charlie Brown Christmas tree and snowmen.

 Nativity scenes are always my favorite.

Morning sun streaming through the window adds to the beauty.

Lily has been enjoying her new rug, hanging out with her friend and reading about him.

 And other times she doesn't enjoy it.

But overall, I think she likes it.

 This year, my cousin and I were in charge of one of our family Christmas celebrations.

We put up a family photo clothesline on the back wall.

 We had fun planning and decorating.

 Grandma had her usual job of getting Lily to take a nap.

 It was a day of fun games.

 New family photos

 And more fun games.

 Grandpa's usual job of walking around with Lily outside.

And Lily's usual job of eating anything she can reach.

Tis the season for family and fun.