I’m excited to be participating in Jen’s Holiday Homes Tour this year. Last year, I missed the tour by a couple of days because my family always decorates way late (as in, the weekend before Christmas.)
Welcome! As you can see, our celebration of Christmas begins with the celebration of Advent. Lucky me, I took this picture on the 4th Sunday of Advent, so all of the candles were lit. Please ignore the yummy chicken & biscuits in the pot in the background. (Although it does provide a nice example of last year’s Christmas present!)
We also keep two Advent calendars in the kitchen, you can see one of them in the picture below, behind the mini-tree.
Of course, we have a big tree, too. I am in charge of the lighting scheme, if only because I’m the only one who’d call it a lighting scheme. This year, I had a very capable helper, until she had to go to bed.
We only end up putting about a third of our ornaments on the tree each year. There are simply too many! We throw on whatever we can find carefully choose each ornament and loving place them on the tree until it is a thing of beauty and wonder. Of course, Abby is allergic to trees, so bringing in another real, live allergen (in addition to the dog and cat) is also fun and games.
This year’s tree has been described as: “plump,” “rotund,” “GINORMOUS!” and “Do you know your tree is fat?”
The tree is just PART of the decorations in our house. We have carolers on the piano…
…Nutcrackers on the stairs….
…a whole set of Colonial Williamsburg houses and buildings…
…and a beautiful, fabric-mache’ creche set.
Not to mention a plethora of Christmas items to greet you in the front hall as you arrive.
The scary thing is, this is just a slice of our decorations. As you can see, we have a lot of Christmas Spirit! Hoping you have a Peaceful Solstice, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Kwanzaa, Happy New Year, or just a nice day, however you celebrate this time of year. Thanks for stopping by!
I love that wire tree! The Colonial Williamsburg is wonderful, too.
Oh, I like the small wire tree with the round ball ornaments hanging on it! A bit mod, a bit traditional – love it!
I fell in love with your Taxi ornament!
Decorating is much more fun when the kids get old enough to help.
Gorgeous!! I love so any of your decorations, but especially like your merry Christmas blocks in that last photo. Was curious though, as to why your Christ candle.on your advent wreath is.lit? Traditionally, isn’t it lit on Christmas Eve or Dat? Nevertheless, beautiful decorations!
Stopping by via Jenontheedge. I love your Advent wreathe! We always had one when I was a kid, but for some reason I haven’t been able to find one in Virginia.
Oooh, Colonial Williamsburg! I failed at getting out our advent wreath this year, which is the first time I’ve ever forgotten to do it. *sigh* I do have the nativity scene set up but failed to photograph it. (go, me!)
Everything is so beautiful! I especially love the carolers and the nutcrackers. Your stairs are also so lovely!
I love the taxi cab and Starbucks ornaments, also the mixed up Merry Christmas
I like fat trees
I have been dying for one of those ornament trees.
Very pretty!
Trees, just like babies, were meant to be fat. It’s beautiful!
So beautiful! I love how cheery your hallway is
What’s this? Nutcrackers on the stairs? What a brilliant idea! My boy is obsessed with nutcrackers right now. I may have to delight him with the gift of a few. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely home with us!
Yeah, they’ve been climbing ever-higher for a few years now.
Your tree is saying, I’m not fat I’m fluffy! I love everything. Clever way to display your nutcrackers!
LOVE it!! I’ll have to tell my husband, he’s a big fan of being fluffy.
Your rotund tree is spectacular! What a great house! I always liked those carolers, too.
Thanks! We love our carolers too!
This is all so fabulous, as I knew it would be, since you are in fact the mother of the Fabulous Abby. Thank you for sharing with us.
And let me tell you, SHE HELPED! She was the very picture of Christmas spirit while we were putting up the decorations.
Glad to see someone else has as much Christmas spirit as we do at Casa Bunny!
I was thinking the same thing about your post!
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