It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Boxes are arriving. (And good news for Santa -- Sophie still likes the box as much if not more than the goody inside.)
Our primary pallete consists of green and red these days:

And the tree is up! It's our first ever artificial tree, but so far -- TEN THUMBS UP! I don't have to water it every day, it's been up for more than 48 hours and it hasn't started turning brown, we managed to get it into its stand and maneuvered into place without itchy arms, and not a single needle has dropped onto the floor. Of course, I miss the smell of a real tree. We may have to add some tree shaped car air-fresheners. You know, for authenticity.