Thursday, December 3, 2009

"It's Beginning To Look Alot Like Christmas"

We got up our tree and started decorating last weekend. It always fun getting the Christmas stuff out each year and remembering Christmas' past. I thought you might like to see some of my favorite things.....

Our tree.....This year put together and decorated by Ben and Gabe. I did the lights and tinsel.
Our ceramic Santa made by the Grandma Betty (my Mom's mom!)....It's almost 30 years old.
St. Nick sun catcher.....I also have an angel. These were something my Mom always used in her decorating...
The cutest tree ever made by my dad.....Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree! Isn't it cute?
My 2009 ornament with the kids' name of it...I love frogs, always have so I might even keep this one up somewhere yearound.....
Here is another specail ornament....This was Brian's growing up....I actually used this one year for our Christmas cards a few years past.....
This is the only ornament that I have of my childhood.....Kermit is my friend! Dated 1981. I am thinking my Mom made this one.....
Another one of Brian's childhood ornaments.....
This is one from our first Christmas together after we got married....1988. It's made of sourdough and I am really afraid it's going to break it's getting brittle....
Our porch has some wreaths, garland and this sled. The sled was mine when I was growing up and the skates were my dads!
My little kitchen Christmas tree.....love it
Our tree from another angle.....The red stack next to Santa is our Santa hats!
Our mantel with ALL our stockings....7 + one for the dog + 2 for the cats!
The Madonna....this was something my mom used every Christmas....
Santa.....
Tree #3 in the dining room.....This is my tree I have it decorated in all my Santa ornaments! This used to be my Mom & Dad's tree....
Every year when I decorate I realize more of all the stuff I use was my Mom's. She loved Christmas and decorations....It's wonderful to use her stuff each year.....
Next post I will show you my nativity sets collections I have started the past few years.

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