Christmastime this year

Christmas, Christmastime is here! We’ve been enjoying the usual traditions.

We went and got a real tree today! The girls decided they wanted to decorate this one with natural ornaments. Dried orange slices, cinnamon stick bundles, and popcorn and cranberry strings make it feel old-fashioned and homey. #Christmas

A photo posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) on Dec 4, 2015 at 6:07pm PST

Watching The Polar Express while drinking peppermint hot chocolate. #Christmas #christmastraditions A photo posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) on Dec 11, 2015 at 8:47pm PST

One of my favorite parts of the evening. Ira lights the candles then turns off the lights. There is something so calming and peaceful about watching candlelight flicker. #ASaviorIsBorn to bring light and peace to the world.

A photo posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) on Dec 15, 2015 at 6:41pm PST

And while I would like to say I am ready for Christmas Day, I am not. I thought I was done well before Thanksgiving but an email I received over a week ago informed me a package with 15 items I had ordered had accidentally been shipped to the UK. What?! How does that happen? {{sigh}} So, I reordered some things and found new items to get. Here’s crossing my fingers they all arrive in time. We’ve been keeping ourselves entertained by dressing up poor Henry.

Poor #henrymurdock has to put up with his older sisters dressing him up. #lifewithgirls A photo posted by Montserrat Wadsworth (@cranialhiccups) on Dec 9, 2015 at 11:46am PST

And laughing our heads off at Gideon vs. Henry at 4 1/2 months. No wonder we called Gideon “Bubba!”