I have to admit that when Rob and I were house hunting, I kept Christmas decorating in the back of my mind. There were certain things I was looking for in a home for the specific enjoyment of decorating for the holidays. I won’t dare list them all but a few were lots of windows in the front of the house for candles, banisters to hang garland around, and a fireplace for garland, candles and stockings.
While I will never be able to compete with the number of Christmas trees (of all sizes) at my parents house, the the same yardage of garland, I think we did really well for our first Christmas in the new house!
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| I love having bells on the door that jungle when Rob gets home from work! |
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| I have several countdowns around the house but this was my first one and still a favorite because I get an M&M! |
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| This was a bonus when we bought the house purely for decorating! I already had a cute Charlie Brown Christmas tree and we found the gift box lights at Walmart and thought they were perfect on the ledge! |
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| Like I said, banisters for stringing garland was pretty much a requirement! I have had the stockings since high school when I worked at TRU. After the holiday, they use to put their merchandise at 90% off and I have been lugging them around the country ever since waiting for the perfect place to use them. |
The tree looks so magical at night but I wanted to show off Rob’s train under the tree. To him, a train means Christmas. I can’t wait to he can set up his entire train garden!
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| Parker was very interested in all the ornaments we were unwrapping. |
My Mom gives me these adorable Hallmark music boxes every year. It was slightly humorous to watch Rob and I trying to turn them all on and get the picture in enough time. I am sure they will be getting their use in another year or two when small hands can get to them!
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| I definitely wanted to have a Christmas tree in our room. There is just something about the lights that make me smile! I decided with a green bow and Christmas balls because we plan to paint our room green someday! |
This is Parker’s room. I put the little Christmas tree I had in my room growing up in his 🙂 I can’t wait until he is older and wakes up on Christmas morning with a small gift underneath! Since we named him Peanut, I thought it would be cute to get him something Peanut’s related from Hallmark each year.
I hope you enjoyed! I can’t wait to share our next two traditions about adopting a family for Christmas and volunteering as a family. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out some of these amazing link-ups I am participating in for more holiday ideas!
