We got a big Christmas card from Grandma and Grandpa Howell... and the kids loved it!... well, Jake did. Bruiser doesn't like loud noises... :)

Christmas in Acworth, Georgia

Here is the tree WITH the decorations... but without the gifts and beautiful tree skirt! The tree FELL OVER last night! Jon was holding Cam and the dogs were on the couch, so we can't even blame them! The gifts and tree skirt got soaked! I think the gifts are okay, though. Just really soggy paper for now! Here it is before the ornaments but with the gifts!

The top, before Jon groomed it!

He looks so cold! There isn't even SNOW on the ground! it is probably 65 degrees in this picture!

Too tall?

This is embarrassing because it shows my messy "wrapping room*", but it also shows Cameron's excitement over the tree, as well as the fact that the tree was just a tad too tall!

*The wrapping room is just what this room is called for now. It was previously the wedding room, the storage room, and most often the empty room. We really need to do something with that room!

Bringing in the new tree!

We did not cut our own tree, but we did get a real tree. I felt bad killing a perfectly good living tree, when so many have been killed already. I am not great at holding the camera and walking, so I apologize for that....Merry Christmas!