not quite clark griswold

For Christmas, I decorated the outside of the house and Lelaine and some friends decorated the inside. Unfortunately I didn't buy enough lights and didn't have a ladder, so our lights in the front leave a lot to be desired. While I suppose I could purchase both more lights and a ladder, we want to keep expectations low our first year in the neighborhood and then add more and more lights every year. There aren't many houses on our street with lights, so the half ass job I did is really noticeable.

Below is a pic of the Christmas tree and stockings that Lelaine bought. The inside looks very nice. The theme of the tree is either rustic-lux or ombre. One is the theme of the tree, the other is Lelaine's haircut. I get them confused, but both are lovely.

And one of the things on my to do list during paternity leave was to clean up the back patio and put up some lights. Unlike the front, I think I did a pretty solid job with the back.