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

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this time of year. There are so many fun things to do and so many memories that are made. We have been enjoying the snow and the beginning of the Christmas season! We finally got our tree up and decorated! I set up my cute mantle, however, I think it may need some garland or something else on it to dress it up a bit. Last night we had our annual "gingerbread house competition" with my family. I think that our house won. The teams were...Blake, Kristen and Jordan. Doug, Beverley, Tiffany and Tanner. Tobin, Laura, and Alisa. We usually do Boys vs. Girls, but this year we drew names out of a bowl. It was a lot of fun. Our team made the house with the darling snowman, whose pipe was actually lit on fire (thanks to Blake and Jordan's pyrotechnics.) Next week we are going to make Gingerbread houses with the Capsons...it is so much fun having both families so close. So many fun Christmas traditions to participate in. We'll post pictures of that one too. So the dish is my new favorite Christmas decoration. I found this last year after Christmas, and It is so cute!!! I can't wait to put some yummy Christmas treats on it. Anyway, that is what we have been up to. We hope you all are having a great Holiday season so far.

Basement

So we have been working hard on our basement the past few months. It is really coming along and starting to look like a room. We are so excited to have it finished, and to be able to use this space for entertaining. Here are some pictures of what we have done so far. We have done framing, drywall (I hate drywall dust, it is absolutely EVERYWHERE) , electrical, paint, and the start of the fireplace. It's looking pretty good. We are so grateful to be able to finish this basement off the way we want to. We couldn't believe that when we bought this house, only 2 bedrooms were finished in the basement. The rest had never been finished. It is a lot of fun drawing up plans and making it our own.