Welcome, welcome! I am so glad that I finally am able to host all of you! I have been so excited about this day, that I took too much time taking pictures! But, we are here and I want you all to enjoy.
This is my home all aglow! My husband enjoys Christmas lights and loves decking it all out. He says it is for the children, but since we are all children at heart, it is for him as well!
This year we added a nativity set. This is my favorite outside decoration, after all this is truly the reason for the season!
And Santa is waiting by the front door to greet all of you as well!
He is also at your feet as soon as you open the front door. Be careful where you wipe your feet!
This is what you see when you open the door.
To the right is our living room. When we bought this house, the first thing we thought was a room for the Christmas tree! Our last house did not have a front window to put the tree in.
This is my collection of Santa pictures with my children. It is so much fun looking at how they have changed over the last six years!
The village has taken over the living room. We have a town, a North Pole and a country setting. These are a few of my favorite pieces.
The church, the school and the coffee house. I also like the kids sledding in the front.
The North Pole is next. It sits on top of our antique piano.
The kids around the campfire and the tent is a fun accessory to our country area.
This is the front room tree. It is more of a designer type tree. It has poinsettias, red and gold ornaments, angels and snowflakes on it.
The snowflakes are hand made by my husband's late grandmother. I love them! I have them on both of our trees. Just like real snowflakes, each one is a little different from the next.
These angels are from my mother. She gave them to me along time ago. There are about twenty of them and they are all different sizes. They are all very cute.
The Santa Express winds its way around this tree. This is one of the things the kids just love to put up. We got this when my son was a year old. I can still see the look on his face the very first time that we set it up! A great memory!
Grandma got this for my son that same year. It is an advent calendar. In each box their is an ornament to hang on the trees. For his second year, we put a Hershey kiss in each box as well as the ornament. He started asking if he could do the "Kisser Calendar." The name stuck and this is what they both call it now. I only wish it would have been a nativity scene.
We now enter my dining room. This is my buffet. I love the snowmen and the glow they add to the wood.
Our kitchen table. We added the hanging ornaments this year. We light our advent wreath during dinner. The kids love to take turns blowing out the candles. You can also see our window box that is decorated. We love to watch all the cars go through our neighborhood looking at the lights.
Next we go to our Family room. The first year we were here, we couldn't wait to put the Christmas tree in the Living room window. The only problem was that we didn't hang out there. We missed having a tree to enjoy, so we went and bought another one. Here are some of our favorite ornaments.
Mary and baby Jesus.
A beaded snowflake made by my husband's grandmother.
I don't know what happened to the rest of my pictures:( I will have to add another post showing the tree, my inside nativity and a few other things!
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The kids got tired of posing for pictures. I got a new lens for Christmas and I took over 500 pictures from Christmas Eve until Christmas Day! Thank goodness for digital.
My children got everything they wanted and more. I can't believe how everyone is so good to them.
My daughter looks so cute, she doesn't need that makeup she is putting on. Makeup is one of her favorite things to play with, thanks to her godmother who gave her some last year.
We have had a very blessed Christmas time! It has been very busy with work, family and colds! I hope to get back to my regular blogging after new years! Happy New Years to All!
