All is Merry and Bright

Before I begin, I feel like I need a disclaimer - my camera is NOT awesome. And I am not an awesome photographer. There. Now, enjoy the not-so-great photos of our Christmas decorations! 

Our Entryway decor and Santa beard countdown; the kids love adding a cotton ball to Santa's beard each day!

Our living room, with some holiday coffee filter wreaths hung above the windows. I had planned on putting large poinsettias on each wreath, but I was tired of running out for more craft supplies, so it didn't happen. There's a very good chance these wreaths might stay forever - love them, and I can easily take out the red/green flowers from the center wreath. Maybe I'll add blue flowers instead...(to go with current decor)? Also, I printed the subway art from eighteen25 this year. The colors printed a little funky (red, blue, and khaki, rather than green) - BUT, it matches our decor and I decided to keep it the way it is!

The stockings, hung with care. I still need to add the ornaments to the kid's stockings; they represent  each year that they've celebrated Christmas.

Our "Dining Room", which normally serves as a playroom. I moved our kitchen table into the dining room for a special  dinner the other night. We loved eating in there...makes me wish we were ready for a real dining set, but where, oh where would all the toys go?

The Christmas pennant and cardstock trees I made from last year.  Our Little People nativity is the only one we own and we love it. I can't wait to get a more "grown up" set.

We made these yarn trees on Monday; I love how they turned out. Russ on the other hand, thought they were upside-down ice cream cones....silly! Also, you can see our mini-activity advent book - I've made one of these for the past 3 years. I re-use old Christmas cards from the previous year, plus whatever else I need to make an album. Each day, I write down a new activity for us to do. It's a fun way to countdown to the holidays, and we know there's always something (even if it's very small!) to look forward to. 

Our Christmas book collection. These sit in a basket near the couch - we've been reading them the entire month of December. Books make me so happy! 




Hoping you and your loved ones will have a Merry Christmas!