A little leaf clean up & Christmas decorating

The beginning of December is starting out a little milder than November was.

Jess & I took advantage of a warmer day to take some pics of the dogs for our Christmas card. Theses are some of the out-takes.

They are a pair!

I also had fun decorating the porch.

We had enough rain & warmer weather so we were able to get out & do a better job of cleaning up the leaves. It was very messy but we got most of it done. I don't ever remember having so much snow before the leaves came off the trees!

Not sure if this is leaf blowing or snow blowing!!!!

I have decorations spread all over the sun room & Gilly is having a ball playing in them.

This is what she does all day long!

She also found the step ladder to be entertaining.....there isn't too much that she doesn't get into:)

I love putting this on the tree every year......the first ornament made by my first grandchild!

Okay, let's check out what this is!

The tree is only decorated with the bare minimum of unbreakable ornaments as I don't know if Gilly will try to climb it!

I had to make her a Christmas stocking💕

Love

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