Deck the Halls with boughs of horry ra ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra.

Chop Suey Palace Owner: No, no, not 'ra ra ra ra', 'la la la la'! Try again.
Waiter #1, Waiter #2, Waiter #3: Deck the halls with boughs of horry, ra ra ra ra ra, ra ra ra ra.
Chop Suey Palace Owner: No, no! Sing something else.
Waiter #1, Waiter #2, Waiter #3: Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sreigh

It's not even Thanksgiving yet and I'm pretty well set for Christmas. What a good feeling!

We went last night and had Jacob's Christmas/Birthday pictures done. The Ham did pretty well for being almost 2. We got a lot of great shots. He is too cute for words! They turned out very well and will be here in time for his birthday party.

I've put a good dent in my Christmas shopping too.

Natalie, Alex, and Zoe are done. Jacob has been started. I've bought a few things, here and there. I know the other things I want to buy. I still have Lynze and Brooke but, I do know what Brooke is getting and I think Lynze will enjoy the very same thing!

I have a few things picked out for my mom. Everybody says she's the hardest but, I think for me, she's my easiest - after Jacob.

I haven't even begun shopping for Jeremy. Jeremy is always my most difficult to buy for. He never wants anything. He never asks for anything. How boring!

I've also made a big dent in preparations for Jacob's birthday. We're almost ready for that too. I finished the decorations today. I have my food all planned out. I still have to get the colors to do the cake though. We'll see how this goes...that's a lot of stars.

It's this time of year when I'm really glad I'm a planner. I don't know how I would make it through the month if I wasn't. I guess, if I wasn't, I probably wouldn't feel the need to make everything perfect either.

I'm looking forward to this holiday season. Jacob will be bigger than last year and he'll be more fun than last year too. Next year, I'm sure will be better yet. I'm looking forward to watching the classic Christmas movies with him as he gets older and making our own traditions - my favorite - 24 hours of A Christmas Story - I can't wait!