Tree lighting at Levis Commons

Tonight was the Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Levis Commons. Also known as, "free outside to see a tree light up and then go to Maggie Moo's"!! It's hard to decide if my favorite part is the tree, and celebrating the start of the holiday season - or the delicious ice cream treats!! Yum!

The mall looked beautiful with trees all lite up and Santa's house all decked out, awaiting little visitors :)

Such crafty birds

I was thinking that poor old Thanksgiving doesn't get it's fair share of holiday decorations around our house. So I saw this cute craft in my Family Fun magazine and decided to give it a try.

I was thinking that this was something that kids could help out with and assemble with me - but those felt "feathers" ended up being a lot of work to cut out! And instead of regular glue, I used the hot glue gun, which hurt my fingers :( but in the end they were quite adorable - even though they couldn't stand up on their own... they are destined to be a treasure for years to come.