Love, bubs and life on our little farm

Our family tradition is to have a real Christmas tree. Yesterday my parents delivered ours and we had a gorgeous afternoon decorating the tree with the two littlies. Our decorations are an ecletic mix collected from our time living in Canberra as a childless couple, Canadian decorations from my family over there, gifts from my Christmas obsessed Mum and lots of Baby themed baubles from the last three years. It doesn't all match but it's all our special memories hanging there.



The pine smell makes the house smell cosy and Christmassy to me. They are hard work to cut down, trim to the correct ceiling height and get sitting just right in the pot of soil and stones (and secure enough to withstand puss cat attacks!). But despite the work, I just love our little tradition and I can't imagine having a fake plastic tree, despite the fact that they do look more "perfect" and quite beautiful in their own right.

I love Christmas and all the love and good cheer (I am choosing to ignore the agro and stress people have at the shops!). I hope your Christmas preparations are making you feel contended and excited. xox