Yesterday, my roommates and I put up all of our Christmas decorations. The house is so beautiful! We decided to put them up early since all of us are leaving sometime around the 15th to see all of our families. We wanted to be able to get a full month in of the festivities.
We didn't have a star to put on the top of the tree so we made one out of tinfoil. I had some Snowflake stickers that made it sparkle a bit more.
Ta da! The finished product! The Christmas tree we bought came with lights on it already, and Sarah's parents let us borrow some of their decorations, and even gave us a case of bulbs. Sarah and Rachel had painted wood ornaments that they made last year, and I had snow flakes that I used to decorate my dorm room last year.
The nativity sets are my favorite part of Christmas decorations. We have mine that I brought back from Israel, and Sarah's Willow Tree nativity. We put the wisemen up separate from the rest of the nativity set, because they actually would not have got to see baby Jesus until about a year after he was born... It was one of those "You know you're a Bible College Student when...." moments.
This is my nativity set (above) The manger is a music box that plays silent night. The pictures just don't do it all justice. Our whole apartment is much prettier in real life. Especially the nativities.
Here's Sarah's nativity. It's so beautiful. The white wall kind of washes it out. It's much prettier in real life.
The four of us drove up into the mountains in the forest and cut down a baby sized tree for our table. That way we could enjoy the fresh smell. The trip was a lot of fun. We took Mercedes and she played and ran around till she was exausted.
And of course, my pretty ladder...all decked out in lights. Now we just have to find a new place for the blankets. And last but not least....
This little dutch elf is the latest addition to our family. (We really need to name her) Sarah's Grandma made her. I think she is actually supposed to be an ornament, but there was nothing to hang her from, so we decided to make her the look out. There she is, perched at the very top of our tree!
We didn't have a star to put on the top of the tree so we made one out of tinfoil. I had some Snowflake stickers that made it sparkle a bit more.
Ta da! The finished product! The Christmas tree we bought came with lights on it already, and Sarah's parents let us borrow some of their decorations, and even gave us a case of bulbs. Sarah and Rachel had painted wood ornaments that they made last year, and I had snow flakes that I used to decorate my dorm room last year.
The nativity sets are my favorite part of Christmas decorations. We have mine that I brought back from Israel, and Sarah's Willow Tree nativity. We put the wisemen up separate from the rest of the nativity set, because they actually would not have got to see baby Jesus until about a year after he was born... It was one of those "You know you're a Bible College Student when...." moments.
This is my nativity set (above) The manger is a music box that plays silent night. The pictures just don't do it all justice. Our whole apartment is much prettier in real life. Especially the nativities.Here's Sarah's nativity. It's so beautiful. The white wall kind of washes it out. It's much prettier in real life.
The four of us drove up into the mountains in the forest and cut down a baby sized tree for our table. That way we could enjoy the fresh smell. The trip was a lot of fun. We took Mercedes and she played and ran around till she was exausted.
And of course, my pretty ladder...all decked out in lights. Now we just have to find a new place for the blankets. And last but not least....This little dutch elf is the latest addition to our family. (We really need to name her) Sarah's Grandma made her. I think she is actually supposed to be an ornament, but there was nothing to hang her from, so we decided to make her the look out. There she is, perched at the very top of our tree!
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