Straight through til Christmas

I'm having a rough time with this holiday transition this year. I'm not sure why. Maybe Halloween being on a Sunday threw me off, or maybe it's daylight savings time, or maybe I feel the days just rushing past me. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around the fact that it's November 10th already!

This past weekend I spent taking down the Halloween decorations. Why is taking down any kind of decorations such a chore? I love putting them up. My house is still in shambles, all the decorations are down, but I have yet to put my normal decor back up. I usually go right into Thanksgiving decorations. Nothing too fancy, a table runner, a basket of cinnamon pine cones, some festive candles, but with the middle of November approaching I feel why? Why decorate only to have to take down again? Why not skip the Thanksgiving decor, and go straight through til Christmas? Why not put the tree up (my kids opted for our big fake tree as opposed to the small real tree we have gotten the past couple of years)? Why not put the stockings and the Nutcrackers up?

So I started thinking, I'll just bring Christmas to the house a little early. The kids will enjoy that. As I was walking out the door, I realized that I had not taken down all the Halloween clings from he sliding glass door. Boo...just one more chore to do before Christmas arrives in our house. Now it's just a matter of finding time to decorate. With my schedule, there's a chance we could even miss Christmas!

Before I get too ahead of myself, here are some pictures of my kids all decked out for Halloween.

My daughter was Strawberry Shortcake. The costume was store bought, I just added the pink eyelashes, basket and pettiskirt under the dress.

My son was a vampire. I made his cape and vest for him, but he picked all the fabric. I was very impressed with his choices!