Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

December 9th, 2010 @ 4:14 pm by Mrs. Dolphin
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This Christmas will be very special for us this year because it will be our first Christmas as a married couple. Hooray! With that in mind, this past weekend we unpacked our holiday decor, turned up the Christmas tunes, put on our Santa hats, and got our camera set up for our annual Christmas tree video. Annual is a relatively new revelation. We had so much fun making the video last year, we thought we’d try our hand at it again with a few changes. But, enough of my yappin’, why don’t you see for yourself?

Stop Motion Christmas 2010 from Mrs Gator on Vimeo.

The video was shot with Mr. Dolphin’s Nikon D60 with a fish eye lens he received for Christmas last year from my parents. My favorite part is the ending…I love it. It makes me smile, smile, smile.

Since this wasn’t our first rodeo, we knew a little of what to expect and had a little fun with the snapshots. If you view the video in full screen you will see some high fivin’, a thumbs up, silly faces, and a cameo by our newest family member, Pepper.

I love putting up our tree every year because it is something we do together. I guess you can say this little video is now a tradition for us.

Do you have any holiday tasks you look forward to each year because you get to complete the task with the help of your significant other? Wrapping gifts? Putting up lights? Shoveling the sidewalk (for you Northerners, LOL)? I’d love to hear!

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34 Responses to “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”

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napabridekelsey (message) 3,372 posts, Sugar bee

this is SO adorable! I can’t wait to start traditions with my FH!

12/9/10 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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elkennedy (message) 113 posts, Blushing bee

That is so much fun! Did it take a long time to do?

Also, this is a *really* dorky question, but your entire outfit is adorable-is there any way possible you could tell us where you got the yellow shirt/ white tank combo? I love it! You have such great taste!

12/9/10 @ 4:22 pm (reply)

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mjchexum (message) 485 posts, Helper bee

aww that was so stinkin cute. love it! I hope if you have kids you keep this for them so they can watch it one day

12/9/10 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Dolphin (message) 503 posts, Busy bee

@elkennedy: I’m actually slightly embarrassed to say! The shirt and white tank are both from Hollister Co. Now that I’ve graduated and an “adult” (lol), I’ve graduated from Hollister. The navy scarf was a gift from my Maid of Honor!

We hooked up the camera to our Mac and a program was set up that took a picture every 5 seconds. Really, we just had to set up the room. Took us an hour and a half to decorate our tree, and about another two hours to put the video together. Super easy!

@mjchexum: That’s the plan! We want to start these traditions before kids so they can see what we did, and we want to continue doing the video once we have kids.

12/9/10 @ 4:34 pm (reply)

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Cberry687 (message) 109 posts, Blushing bee

That is awesome! LOVE IT!

12/9/10 @ 4:37 pm (reply)

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Mrs. French Bulldog (message) 7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

What a great idea! You two are so cute

12/9/10 @ 5:07 pm (reply)

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PitBulLover (message) 8,314 posts, Bee Keeper

I loved watching that!

12/9/10 @ 5:11 pm (reply)

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Cheeks11 (message) 523 posts, Busy bee

That was so fun! What a great tradition to start for your family!

12/9/10 @ 5:43 pm (reply)

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JoyfulBee (message) 167 posts, Blushing bee

Aww! I do believe I actually squealed when I saw your post. Very exciting, and super sweet.

12/9/10 @ 6:00 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Glasses (message) 2,741 posts, Sugar bee

That was fully awesome and put me in such a Christmas-y mood!

12/9/10 @ 6:10 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Penguin (message) 3,506 posts, Sugar bee

I love this! You guys are so cute!!

12/9/10 @ 6:59 pm (reply)

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stargirlmia89 (message) 66 posts, Worker bee

That is too precious! I love it!

12/9/10 @ 7:00 pm (reply)

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Miss Brooch (message) 1,721 posts, Bumble bee

CUTEST.VIDEO.EVER.

12/9/10 @ 7:02 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Lemon (message) 628 posts, Busy bee

How insanely adorable!

12/9/10 @ 7:02 pm (reply)

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Joanna910 (message) 65 posts, Worker bee

I love that video! That is such a great idea!

12/9/10 @ 7:16 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Peep Toe (message) 1,804 posts, Buzzing bee

This is so awesome!!! Love it to pieces.

12/9/10 @ 7:36 pm (reply)

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Miss Lioness (message) 817 posts, Busy bee

I love this! Y’all are too cute Yay for UF/UCF couples!

12/9/10 @ 10:10 pm (reply)

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mary

random question but where did you get that fake tree?? it looks amazing!! we’re on our 3rd year with the fake one we have and it clearly should be the last time we put it out haha…but yours looks so real and full! Do tell where it’s from!!

12/9/10 @ 10:23 pm (reply)

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