the ornaments are put away ...

... and the tree is down. Always a sad moment.

But the lights live on (in a new location)!

That's my favorite (decorative) part of the holidays, anyway.

merry christmas!

Last night, Christmas Eve, not a creature was stirring ...

This morning, the aftermath ...

The best and most creative gift I received ... a little Lego gift box full of treasures ...

Happy Holidays to all!

more tree lighting fun

The kid and I went to see Sandi, the sand tree last week and it was a fun, light-filled event.

600 tons of sand

Fun at the mini-golf course

Phones out to record the light show

We hd a light show of our own

decorations are up!

Little by little this holiday weekend we put up the tree and our other holiday decorations. The cats love the tree and can be found frequently batting ornaments from the branches when they aren't in alien kitty mode:

Of course we could only put up unbreakable ornaments. All my glass treasures are put away for the foreseeable future. We also decided to mix some of our holiday lights and figures with the kid's Lego Harry Potter castle, so it's Christmas at Hogwarts with Snape and Harry. The video really shows off the lights and castle:

And who could forget Shrek, who is still a big favorite of the kid's. Once again he is hanging out with Rudolph and his crew.

Ho ho ho!

holiday lights

The tree and lights have been up for a while. The cat climbs it every other day or so, and so far no major mishaps, thanks to choosing to hang only unbreakables this year. It makes me wonder if I need to go on ebay with all those pretty glass ones I collected over the years, as I don't forsee this cat mellowing anytime soon. But that's a worry for another day. Last night the tree and lights looked magical.