Christmas Home Tour 2016

Dec 12, 2016

My halls are decked this year! There are Christmas decorations everywhere you look. I can only explain by saying I started decorating early this year and it just compounded until it took a life of it's own. I am enjoying every minute watching my cheesy Christmas movies next to the lights or listening to Christmas music as I work every day. By the way, Last Christmas by Wham! is the best song ever. I've heard them all and I'm not joking. Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You is first runner up.

It wouldn't be right if I didn't include Mario on this tour since he's always been a part of them. He's ready to party this year in his plaid bow tie!



I think the entry looks best at night all lit up!

























































As my boys are getting older our traditions change, but enjoying each other never does. From my family to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!




Christmas Kitchen and Hot Cocoa Bar

Dec 8, 2016

My Christmas kitchen is pretty much the same as last year's, but with a few changes to the hot cocoa bar. I just love the way the blue and white vases look with the red poinsettias.



Even though my kids drink cocoa almost daily in the winter I didn't realize how much they would love having all the toppings and Christmas cups out last year. I improved it a bit and bought marshmallows, candy canes and m&ms. The m&ms never made it into the container because the boys ate them all before I could blink. I'll be running by the store this weekend for chocolate and red/green sprinkles at their request too. I obviously need to buy twice the amount of anything that has sugar in it. This isn't the best picture, but I just love the little gingerbread house I bought at Hobby Lobby too. I had a few gaps to fill from last year because some of the pieces are now in the upper glass cabinets. 



The view from the living room.



And the most festive of them all!


This picture never gets old! I am going to try and take a new one this year if I can find something cute. You can tell by his face how much he loves it!