I wish it could be Christmas all year long

Christmas 2011 was everything I hoped it would be ... and more.

(We had snow! SNOW! Thank you, Adirondacks!)

Santa Baby

Another year, another successful Santa pub crawl through the streets of Boston.

A lust for evergreen

Dreaming of a green Christmas.

{clothing details after the jump}

It's beginning to look a lot like ...

It was unseasonably warm this past Saturday but that didn't stop us from dusting off a few holiday decorations and putting up the Christmas tree. It was so nice to do before Jack's mom returned to Chicago, and although we're not quite done -- our tree topper didn't fit so we're searching for a new one -- our place already feels so festive. (Fingers crossed the animals don't ruin it ...)

{Before and after.}

{Naturally I wore a sequined hat for the occasion.}

{Some of our favorite ornaments.}

Lou immediately staked out his spot under the tree.