::festive part 2--decor::

So this isn't quite as festive as it once was meant to be--now that it's after Christmas. But sick babies will slow people down and put things off. Some things are just more important than blogging I guess.
Anyway, we did some fun decorating this year and I wanted to show you guys.

Kris worked hard and put up a bunch of outside lights, and they make me happy every time I see them.

This is just part of them, I couldn't get them all in the picture, and it was too cold to keep trying.

Kris specially wanted to get us some chile lights. He's wanted them for a while I guess. I think they're a tad cheesy, but as long as they're not on the tree I think they're fun.


In the corner of the pool table room, right by the chile lights is a little tree--it's the small one we cut down when tree hunting.
It's very goofy looking--a classic charlie brown type tree. But it's fun and it serves it's purpose. I went through and picked out a bunch of fun family pictures--mostly from Dec, but not all--and laminated them. Then I cut them out and put them on hangers and of course, hung them on the tree.

It turned out pretty darn fun, and I love seeing my little boys' faces dangling there when I walk by.


What do you think? Fun idea? I stole the germ of the idea from a good friend of mine who does something similar.

And now for more trees. I was excited to finally have some space to put up a little silver tree I bought several years ago in Kansas City. And that tree needed some friends. So we gained a few more trees as Dec went on.
So there are a few cute ones on the way into the living room.

Then on top of our built in TV cabinet (that we will eventually be changing and remodeling a bit, hopefully) is a little forest.


There are little birds and butterflies all hanging out up there in the trees. I love how the little forest turned out. It's so cheery and fun.
Then I put sparkly mylar star things along the shelves up high too--not until after Sandy swallowed at least one star though.
Then on Christmas Eve Kris was putting together our luminarios that didn't get put outside, and we decided to put them up on the shelf also.
They look SO festive. In fact I'm tempted to keep them up year round for mood lighting!

So there are my fun things I did this year. There's other fun stuff here and there, but these were the major ones.
And then of course, our awesome lovely tree that we will all be sad to see go. It's been a a good one.

It's so fun to actually have Christmas day, but isn't it always so sad when it's over--in so many ways?