I never did get any pictures of my decor up. I like how things turned out this year. We had a several new traditions start:
1. Fun--kid friendly tree. Apparently my homemade ornaments and white lights were not particularly "fun" according to Brent----whatever. Anyway, I re-strung the tree with colored lights, added a few BIG round bulbs for extra FUN and we bought some SUPER F.U.N. kid ornaments that I probably would have drooled over as a kid. The result--(which looks SO much better in person)
My old boring stuff was transferred to our largest Alpine tree which looks very lovely in the entry.
#2 I added a star wall behind my Nativity. We have many Nativity sets--most of them kid friendly so they can enjoy setting them up, but my nice set sits on the entry table. I have wanted to somehow put a large star above it but never quite knew what to do. I saw this one in the craft store and had an idea...I kinda like how it turned out! I think this will definitely be a new tradition.
#3 I had an extra garland and lots of ornaments I bought at a garage sale a couple years ago. Jenna had a great idea and I think it turned out pretty.
#4 The Holiday shelf. I started this holiday shelf last Christmas. Each month is a new theme and it has been so fun. This year I had just gotten back from Disneyland and I think I may have been channeling the "It's a Small World" ride when I set this up the day after we got back....it's very glittery and sparkly--the picture just doesn't quite capture that.
One last one of Jenna in front of the super fun tree!
Now...on top of all the Christmas decorating and shopping, I threw in 2 room makeovers! My room and Gavin's room. I'm exhausted. I haven't taken pictures of them yet, but I will...
