Christmas Decorations

Joseph is not related to Clark Griswold, but he does have the same type of thinking when it comes to Christmas! He is my "sparky"! If it was up to him we would have a huge Christmas tree in the middle of our living room and 250 light strands would cover every inch of the exterior house!!!

Instead, we have a beautiful decorated Christmas tree perfectly framed by our front windows! Our lights line the trim work around the house and give out a beautiful glow to the neighborhood. The Okerlund house is very festive filled with snowflakes (thanks to Grandma Williams), nativity scene (thanks Mom Jill), snow people (thanks Mom Carol), and a small wooded area of charlie brown trees!

Our big tree is the second tree we put up this year. We originally had a smaller tree up but really Joseph wanted a taller one! My parents haven't used their tall tree the past couple of years so they let us use it! Of course we had to put that tree up right away and it really fits the room nicely(thanks Mom & Pappa Mutz)!

Our house is very beautifully decorated and yet we won't be spending Christmas here! We are traveling to Colorado to be with family! BUT we can not wait till the time comes when we get to host Christmas here! We were able to host dinner for Joseph's Aunt Susie and Uncle Jack! We enjoyed it and can't wait for future gatherings here at the Okerlund's!


Following are pictures of our decorated house and holiday cookies which I made!