Decorations

Photos of some of our Christmas decorations that I thought I would share with you. There will be more to come, as well, with the family actually in the photos.

The icicle lights around our porch...we did not have the time to do both porch and house so we chose the easiest way to hang the lights and next year we hope to have the lights on both the porch and house. We are happy with the way it turned out.

Here is Chloe's Christmas tree with the beginnings of her ornament collection adorning it. Her tree sits in the hallway in an alcove that faces her bedroom & this spot is a perfect place for her tree. Every morning when she gets up she asks to have her tree turned on and so we have a new tradition, her and I, of turning on the tree & we clap & laugh & her face just lights up...I look forward to this with her every morning. I have told her that next year she will be sharing this space with another tree...a tree for her unborn sibling. But, for now, this space is all her own.

Here is the family tree in the family room. We chose a good one (unfortunately, like the lights on our house, we did not have the time to go up into the wilderness to cut our tree down this year so, instead, we went to Lowe's). Next year we will get back out there, but for now, this tree is great (in fact, we think this is probably the best tree we have ever had).

And the stockings were hung by the...chimney? Nope, we don't have a fireplace or chimney in this house. Sounds weird hun? Especially with how cold it gets out here. Well, that is the way it is. We have a propane gas heater that keeps us & our home nice & warm. We are thinking that we may get a couple of faux fire places and put one in the family room and one in our bedroom (for decorative purposes). That will come eventually. For now, the wall of the entry way to the family room seems to work just fine. The stockings were hung on the wall with care...at least in the Traxler household for this year.

Our nativity scene with lit garland around it & other Christmas trinkets sit on our buffet in the dinning room. Chloe has her own nativity in her room...it is a VeggieTales one (the angle sings & it is so cute to watch Chloe dance to the music). Chloe loves to sit & look at the decorations in the house, especially anything that has lights. Oh, how I love this time of year!