Do you have your tree up yet? And other random holiday goodness!

Lisa Frank · December 2011

Random, I know.

I feel so behind this year! Usually we have it up over T-day weekend but this year we decided to wait a week.

I.want.my.Christmas.tree

I know that most of you don't have older children, but we just busted out the 'Elf on the Shelf' for the first time this year. Have you heard of it?? Charlie named him Stuart/Stewart and he calls him Stewie. I'm trying to devise a plan/location for Stewie right now. muhahhaaa. It's really working, too. He knows that Stewie is watching! Creepy and awesome. I feel like this is the 1st year (at 3) that he finally gets this whole Christmas thing. (and I mean, all of it)

It's a lot of fun!

deo · December 2011

There is nothing Christmasy in my house at all right now. This year we aren't putting up a tree or decorating. It was my choice. We are going to be away for 2 weeks over Christmas visiting our parents so I didn't think it would be worth it this year. Plus everything is in boxes since we just moved here and are going to be moving again in the summer. I am going to miss setting up the tree, I love going through all the ornaments year after year.

I'm going to take DS to go get his picture taken with Santa on Tuesday.

I haven't even started my Christmas shopping yet. Embarrassed I should probably get on that.

Elf on a Shelf is cute idea. I might start that when DS is a bit older.

kuipogirl · December 2011

Don't have a tree yet but getting it on Monday. I can't wait. I made a wreath this week and put it on our door and that's about it as far as decorations. I am going to try to get more on top of it this next week. I started Christmas shopping a little bit but don't have much yet.

McAllie5 · December 2011

The plan is for the tree to go up today! I usually have mine up before now, too, but we were out of town Thanksgiving weekend and before then we had our living room painted and our house was a mess! DH works half days on Fridays now (woohoo!!) so he'll come home and we can begin decking the halls before my parents get here for the weekend.

kerrbear72 · December 2011

I've been too focused on my outside light war with my neighbor to do anything else yet.

Tomorrow we're dong pictures with Santa and then cutting down our tree so I hope to start decorating tomorrow night.

I usually aim for the first weekend in December and everything comes down New Year's day providing I'm not hung over. If it was up to me, I'd pack everything back up the day after Christmas. Looking at it all after Christmas is over is just depressing to me.

je2161 · December 2011

We have had our tree up for weeks now Surprise

We love decorating for Christmas and we have garland decor on almost every mantel, stairway banister, and window! We have Christmas music playing in the house many days. I love the Christmas spirit!

I love the 'Elf on a Shelf' idea, Lisa. I'm looking forward to the day when DD will be able to understand and appreciate it.

AnneShirleyBlythe · December 2011

LOL we didn't want to shell out the money for an Elf on the Shelf...so we are doing Spud on a Shelf instead! I have a santa Mr. Potato head from years back. He is in different places every morning and has a small gift or treat in his butt. So he is kind of like an Elf/Advent calendar. And in an interesting twist of events, his name is Stewart too!

NeverEnoughTime · December 2011

My tree is up.

My shopping is completed and wrapped. I am one of "those" people. I was done in October/early November.

I will probably start my Christmas baking this weekend

Lisa Frank · December 2011

AnneShirleyBlythe:
LOL we didn't want to shell out the money for an Elf on the Shelf...so we are doing Spud on a Shelf instead! I have a santa Mr. Potato head from years back. He is in different places every morning and has a small gift or treat in his butt. So he is kind of like an Elf/Advent calendar. And in an interesting twist of events, his name is Stewart too!

SHUT UP! Did Jack name him?? I'll die if he did

And I like your improvising!

Lisa Frank · December 2011

NeverEnoughTime:
My tree is up.

My shopping is completed and wrapped. I am one of "those" people. I was done in October/early November.

I will probably start my Christmas baking this weekend

Wow! Nice!! I wish I was that on top of it.

I was pretty proud of myself for having the cards all ready to go out. I just finally mailed them yesterday, but it's been done for weeks

Tinybride08 · December 2011

We put our tree up last Sunday and the house has been decorated since the week before Thanksgiving. I also just mailed out my Christmas cards today. I'm trying to do things early this time. Christmas shopping will have to be done mid month though.

everam01 · December 2011

The Elf on the Shelf scares me. I know my husband would use it to do creepy things. I'm picturing him dangling from his legs in the shower, showing up on my dashboard, his face in the video monitor when I turn it on, etc.

Our tree is up! We put it up a few days ago and decorated it yesterday.

CanuckFan03 · December 2011

AnneShirleyBlythe:
LOL we didn't want to shell out the money for an Elf on the Shelf...so we are doing Spud on a Shelf instead! I have a santa Mr. Potato head from years back. He is in different places every morning and has a small gift or treat in his butt. So he is kind of like an Elf/Advent calendar. And in an interesting twist of events, his name is Stewart too!

I LOVE this!! I also find the elf a tiny bit creepy - i think the concept is really cool, but I feel like I would feel like he was always staring at me. I'm a wack job, I know.

I've put up the stockings, wrapped some mini lights around the banister, and we put our lights up outside. So we've got a couple things going.

But tomorrow we get to to teach B how to hunt down the perfect tree, cut it down and bring it home! I seriously can't WAIT! Plus, I've had a sh*t week, and this should make it all better.

AnneShirleyBlythe · December 2011

Lisa Frank:
AnneShirleyBlythe:
LOL we didn't want to shell out the money for an Elf on the Shelf...so we are doing Spud on a Shelf instead! I have a santa Mr. Potato head from years back. He is in different places every morning and has a small gift or treat in his butt. So he is kind of like an Elf/Advent calendar. And in an interesting twist of events, his name is Stewart too!
SHUT UP! Did Jack name him?? I'll die if he did
And I like your improvising!

Nope, I did :-(

Heather & Nayt · December 2011

Our house is half a$$ed decorated right now, we just need to get our tree. I am hoping to talk DH into getting one tonight after the Christmas Parade tonight!

We are doing the elf on the shelf for the first time this year and Drew is LOVING him. We ended up getting a different elf though since Drew was terrified of the traditional one, but I think our elf is pretty darn cute. He doesn't have a name yet.

I am loving Christmas this year because Drew is loving everything about it. It is really fun!

andigurl · December 2011

We have our decorations and tree up! Got that done on Sunday. Our tree is just a little fake one though, so we might go to Utah Sunday to cut down a real one and haul home. I just learned about Elf on a Shelf this year and I cannot wait to do it with Grayson, either next year or the year after. It is so much fun. A friend of mine has a 3 year old and they started it this year, she posts pictures everyday of their Elf on Instagram and they are doing really cool things with their Elf. I think it'll be so much fun!

They've had him sitting by a mess of Cheerios that "he" has made with their daughters name spelled out in the cherrios, the had him ziplining aross the living room on curly ribbon that was strung from a drape rod to a lamp, they've had him partially wrapped in toliet paper on the window sill in the bathroom - all sorts of hilarious really fun stuff. I'm seriously so excited to eventually do this.

Lisa Frank · December 2011

andigurl:
We have our decorations and tree up! Got that done on Sunday. Our tree is just a little fake one though, so we might go to Utah Sunday to cut down a real one and haul home. I just learned about Elf on a Shelf this year and I cannot wait to do it with Grayson, either next year or the year after. It is so much fun. A friend of mine has a 3 year old and they started it this year, she posts pictures everyday of their Elf on Instagram and they are doing really cool things with their Elf. I think it'll be so much fun! They've had him sitting by a mess of Cheerios that "he" has made with their daughters name spelled out in the cherrios, the had him ziplining aross the living room on curly ribbon that was strung from a drape rod to a lamp, they've had him partially wrapped in toliet paper on the window sill in the bathroom - all sorts of hilarious really fun stuff. I'm seriously so excited to eventually do this.

Oh, all good ideas!!

My girlfriend has had hers doing yoga, this morning she was golfing (you can buy skirts for them!!)

I have another friend that put a pile of flour on the counter, and the elf was doing a snow angel. I think I'll save that one for later on. I don't need a white elf just yet!

The first snow we get, you bet I'll be bringing it inside for the elf to be sledding or something wild. (Mullenem, if you're reading we didn't get a single bit of snow the other night! So weird.) We have not had any legitimate snow. And it's December 2. Crazy.

Lisa Frank · December 2011

Heather, I totally agree about Christmas being super fun this year. 3 years old is the magic age!

We are going to a parade tomorrow and then we are meeting Santa on Sunday. He is so excited!

Heather & Nayt · December 2011

Lisa, we did the parade last night, He loved it!!! He wasn't so sure about Santa though. Enjoy it tonight!!!

sparkymcgeee · December 2011

We went and picked out a tree this weekend and have about half of our stuff up. I made a wreath and put up the stockings. There are a few trinkets in their place and the boxes that have stuff in them in their spots. Like the box that holds the nativity scene is where the nativity scene will be set up. So I'm sorta done and yet not at all. Lol. It's a work in progress. We have the tree done so that's something at least.

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