The welcoming wreath on the front door, the snow people sentinels in the living room by the tree, the Christmas car themed area behind the couch, the Grinch area at the edge of the dining room, and the Santa chair in the family room:
Sign posts at the corners to direct:
On overview of the living room from the dining room with Simple Gifts quilt draped over a chair, and the stairway to the second floor with metal house filled with balls and trinkets:
The light fixture over the dining room table trimmed with Mickey Mouse ornaments, the vintage candy tin village on the table, a newly acquired train set journeying around the village, and the three stockings for Frank, Diane, and Alex on the chair backs.
Three nativities and Santas on the piano:
Stuffed ornaments scattered all over the house:
Alex and Frank operating the train on Christmas Eve:
Opening gifts on Christmas Day: Alex with his two banks, Frank with one of his puzzles, Diane with a Winnie the Pooh denim shirt:
Christmas night on our visit to Deacon Dave's ... a very festive and bright way to end the day.
Sign posts at the corners to direct:
On overview of the living room from the dining room with Simple Gifts quilt draped over a chair, and the stairway to the second floor with metal house filled with balls and trinkets:
The light fixture over the dining room table trimmed with Mickey Mouse ornaments, the vintage candy tin village on the table, a newly acquired train set journeying around the village, and the three stockings for Frank, Diane, and Alex on the chair backs.
Three nativities and Santas on the piano:
Stuffed ornaments scattered all over the house:
Alex and Frank operating the train on Christmas Eve:
Opening gifts on Christmas Day: Alex with his two banks, Frank with one of his puzzles, Diane with a Winnie the Pooh denim shirt:
Christmas night on our visit to Deacon Dave's ... a very festive and bright way to end the day.
Merry Christmas 2023!
I was wondering if you guys would decorate this year, but it looks like you put out more decorations than we did! Your new tradition of visiting Deacon Dave's on Christmas Eve is a good one to replace the luminaries tradition. I love all your pictures from Deacon Dave's, especially the one of you smiling - that is a very good one of you!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Carrie - I think your light decorating is still heavier than our heavy decorating! I would not have expected whirlygigs to make such a good Christmas quilt (was there selective folding involved?), the Grinch quilt is always one of my favorites, and I love those signs and that double-border-print tablecloth. It's also fun to see that giant Santa canvas out - I think I remember it from as far back as Charlotte Way? It's also great to see Dad & Alex having so much fun with that train, and Deacon Dave's sounds like a nice Christmas Nightcap!
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