Christmas time is here...

...Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year

Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and ancient rhymes
Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here
We'll be drawing near
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year...

We here at the farm are getting into the holiday spirit. We've been decorating since last Friday when we took down all the fall decorations and started hanging Christmas decorations! The first thing we did was cut snowflakes from paper to hang in our windows--one of the simplest, funnest ;), prettiest decorations you can make. All you need is white paper and scissors! We cut snowflakes all week, and one night a friend (XM) and her son (BEM) came over. We showed them how to cut out snowflakes. XM is pretty good at it, but BEM just cuts the paper into pieces and shows you the little triangles...
We also cut a bunch of snowflakes to decorate the Langston's windows, as they returned home on Dec. 2. We helped them get out their tree and decorate it last night...But not before meeting the new additions to their families--Alli and Chancey. These two new dogs are Amanda's and Spencer's, and they are hoping to breed puppies to sell back to the pet shop to make a little money. Hope got Happi for Christmas last year, and they may have a passle of puppies next Christmas too!
We helped string lights on the tree and put up ornaments. We watched as Spencer was hoisted to the top with the angel. Then we all sat back and admired our work with the lights turned out except for the tree. That's one of my favorite parts of Christmas!
And then at the end, John crashed on the floor, as he'd just spent the last three days traveling through five countries, and then driving eight hours with two dogs in a borrowed Jeep... He was a little tired!