Saturday, December 8, 2007

Some of my favorite things about Christmas...

Decorating the Christmas tree! I LOVE the smell of fresh pine. Our tree is fake, so I went to the Christmas tree lot and asked the nice old man there for some fresh clippings. He gave me a few branches for free. I placed them around my family room for added decoration and for the wonderful smell. Here are some photos of us decorating the tree last week.



Snow! I do love snow. I love the way it looks as it falls and waking up to a beautiful, white, untouched blanket of snow. (I just don't like driving in it.) Here's Allary watching it snow earlier this evening.

And.... Christmas goodies! Mmmmm! I love Christmas treats. Chocolate (of course), peppermint, hot cocoa, eggnog, homemade candies, etc etc.
This weekend I made homemade fudge (my Grandma's recipe, although it has been said she may have gotten it off of a Marshmallow Cream jar, I still attribute it and all it's yummy goodness to her and my mom who made it every year). I also made White Chocolate Peppermint Crunch, a delicious recipe I got from my wonderful sister-in-law. I love this stuff and eat it by the bagfuls.

And, as always, I had a little help.

5 comments:

Liz said...

Oh, fun!! I love Christmas time! I need to make some Christmas goodies too- yours look delicious! My favorite picture is the one of Allary looking out the window- I LOVE her cute tights and boots! She is so so cute. You look pretty ready for the big day!

Anonymous said...

Yummy! I'm comin' to your house. :)

Melissa said...

I love peppermint bark! That is my favorite! And how cute is that picture of Allary looking out the window? Those tights are adorable. And she is growing up so fast. Oh, I am coming home in a week and I thought we could have a girls day or night if you and Melinda are around. I will call you sometime this week or email me with when you are free! I will be there on sat or sun.
Love ya!

KTLADY said...

So do you make your fudge by the dropfuls? I think that's what is in the picture. I never put nuts in any of my stuff, and I worry that other people might think it's boring. I know you don't put nuts in anything either! What do you do to be creative?? I've never made the white chocolate peppermint stuff, but it looks really yummy!! Glad you girls get to enjoy the snow. Love, Katie

Jason, Alyson, Kaci, Brynley & Ashlynn said...

Cute pictures! Allary is so stinkin cute! Your treats look delish too! Looks like you guys are all ready for the holiday, way too go! Take care...