It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas...

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There are always a few things we do in early December to really get Christmas going. I love that we have traditions early int he month to get the spirit flowing. We go over to my mom's to decorate her tree and watch Christmas movies, we go to my Granny's Christmas party at her nursing home, we eat Christmas lunch at the Fort Worth Club and we decorate our own house and tree. The kids are getting good at decorating the tree and are a huge help! We are also adding traditions, which is always fun. The kids have gone shopping with my dad and stepmom for the past 2 years for a special gift from them to Jason and I. The kids love picking out their own gifts and my dad said they were really with it this year and knew exactly what we would like.
They also decorate our presents, which is my favorite part!
Fort Worth Club
Decorating our tree and filling in our advent calendar
Talking with Santa at Granny's party
Gran's house:
The ornaments are laid out on the tableLove this pic- I got almost everybody in the shot!
Poppa checks on the progress outside for holes in the tree
We all go outside and look at our handiwork!


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