Decorating for Christmas

Since we have moved 12 times in our married life of 7 1/2 years, we haven't had the opportunity to own a lot of Christmas decorations. I am slowly building up our supply, but SLOWLY is the key word. I don't want to be a crazy woman at Hobby Lobby and buy everything in site, and then decide the next year that I hate it all. About three years ago, I bought the boys these stockings during the after Christmas sale for $5.99. Lucky for me, I bought a girl one too, so now the kids stockings are complete. We have gone the whole time without a tree topper, so this year I am ending it. I purchased this today. As long as I have little children in my home I want to keep the Christmas decor kid friendly. So, this matches really well with the other things I got at Pottery Barn. That's the look I'm going for. We are getting our tree sometime this week. About 5 years ago, we were given a free pre-lit 8 foot tree. Last year, we sold it for $40 because it couldn't take one more move. So, this year we are buying a real tree and then I will probably try and find a fake one on clearance after Christmas. My friend called me today to tell me that our Costco is selling real trees...and for a really good deal too. We will be heading to Costco sometime this week to buy our tree. Don't you just love Costco. It's my favorite!