Christmas Cheer {2013}

Mom gets all the credit for the bow on the mailbox.

 

The lights on one of those trees totally didn’t work after I got them put out.  I’m just going to ignore it and not plug the other in.  #winning

And the lights on half the garland didn’t work after I got it out. So I just didn’t plug it in either.  #winning #lookslikeIwouldhavecheckedthatbeforeIhungit

Anyway, on to the inside…

This little hot chocolate station is a big hit with Chad and the girls.

And the dining room.  (It’s the only room in the house that never gets dirty.)

Mom made this garland for me 7 years ago when we lived at our old house.  We saw one at the Pottery that I loved but it was ridiculously expensive so we bought the materials and she made one for less than 25% of the cost of the one at the Pottery.  I pack it back up carefully in a storage bin every year and she’s still going strong!  Sometimes the balls fall off but I just pop them back on.

Here’s a close-up.

And the Christmas tree!  I’ve got some serious gift wrapping to do.

My favorite ornaments are the pictures of my girls.  That’s Avery on the right and McKenna on the left and in the center.  They grow up so fast!

And a few more…

 

And the mantel.  The recliner looks a little orange in the picture but it is really red in person.  I still don’t have curtains in the living room.  I cannot find the right fabric for the life of me!  So let’s just pretend I have curtains, ok?  Thanks.

 

And here is the little tree in the girls’ room.  They love the colored lights.

 

And that’s the tour!  We are all set for Christmas (aside from the shopping, cooking, cleaning, wrapping and celebrating)!  Oh dear.  I better go.