6 Months Till Christmas

Another six months have passed, and now Christmas is only half a year away.  This Christmas, Baby Holidays will be around eight months old, and he, Mrs. Holidays, and I will be living at a place that will allow us to decorate outside.

Last year, we decorated the inside of our little apartment with a tree, wagon, Nativity set, and knick knacks. While we will once again decorate the inside of our abode, we will have a small front yard and large backyard patio to decorate as well.

This year, we will have a solitary cherry tree to decorate in the front yard. Lights, garland, ornaments, and small bells will likely be on the menu.

Last year, we started a new tradition to honor one of my late Mother's most precious short stories:  The Legend of Moses Claus. Moses Claus is a rooster who became the Santa Claus of the chicken world, and in the story, instead of being pulled in a sleigh, he is pulled in the 'Wagon of Christmas Cheer'. Not only will we decorate a wagon for the inside, I'm also thinking that we may purchase another wagon to decorate for the front yard. We could put it right under the cherry tree.

Another shot of the Wagon of Christmas Cheer

Finally, I'm thinking of hanging red luminary jars in the front yard and on the back patio. I would light these up in the evenings. On select days, I'm also thinking of playing Christmas music out through a window or from the front walkway, just loud enough for passerbys to hear.

The first decoration will go up the day after Thanksgiving, and as we've done for Halloween and Easter in years past, the decorations will build as the season goes along.  Apparently, the previous occupants were fanatical Christmas decorators, so we will have a lot to live up to.

Happy Halfway-to-Christmas!