It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!!

Guess what we did today?  We put up Christmas decorations!!!!  I know that it is only November 12th and for a procrastanator like me, it's crazy to think about Christmas, but we did it!!!  I didn't decorate for Halloween/Fall and we do Thanksgiving at my parents, so no need to decorate for that.  So this morning we slept in (thank you for a daughter that is not an early riser)! Scott brought down all the Christmas stuff from the attic and upstairs closet and he put up the tree. Then we put it all of the decorations up!!

Our tree in our living room! Still need a tree skirt and a topper.

This is a little tree that I have out all year. Then at X-Mas time I put my old homemade ornaments on it.  I figure when Alli and Sweet Pea start making their own, we will put their's here too!

Alli sized Snowman and Bear!

This is the mantle.  I need to add a bunch to the mantle and we need to get Alli a stocking to match ours and Buddy's. 

Also, this is a new thing and I think I am going to work really hard to keep to this.  Allison took a nap in her crib!!  I know that may sound like a normal thing but not for us.  She normally naps while I hold her or in her car seat if we are running errands.  So of course I get nothing done durning the day at the house (the inportant stuff I get done is hanging with Allison)!  So I was thinking to myself last night that we are going to have another baby around in a few months and I don't know how that will work if they both need to take naps or if I need to do something for the new one.  So I decided that I was going to have to give up holding her so that we can get into a schedule/routine.  Currently we don't have one.  She naps when she is tired and sleeps anywhere from 30 mins to 3 hours at a time one or two times a day.  But it worked today! She slept for 2 1/2 hours today only cried for about 10 minutes when I left the room.  So we will try again tomorrow and see if it will become a routine!!!

Laying down taking it easy!

She found her pockets!!

Don't look too close or you will see some boogies!!! She is getting over a cold!

Then tonight Alli had some Mac and Cheese for dinner.  I thought I would see what she would do if I put it in a bowl and gave her a spoon.  Well, she put the spoon in the bowl and started stiring it.  I think thats because thats what I do with her cereal.  But the spoon was short lived.  It was much easier for her to use her hands!!  Then she tried to lick the bowl!

"Much easier!"

"I love Mac and Cheese!"

"Anymore in here?"

"No more, I guess I'll throw it on the floor!"

"Uh-Oh!"

Now Alli is watching the Illinois basketball game with Scott!!  She as an Illini outfit that Great Uncle Brian got her when she was born.  At the time is was too big but now she looks so cute in it!!  Go Illini!!!
 

"It's Good!"

"Hey Dad, can we go shoot some hoops?"

"Dad, they made the three-pointer!  Yay!"

"Did they seriously miss that free throw?!?!"