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We usually don't decorate outside for Christmas, but we do have quite a few indoor Christmas decorations, all of which we've collected over the last 14 years of our marriage. One thing that makes this year a little different from others, however, is that our 6-year-old and 9-year-old wanted to do all the decorating themselves, which was perfectly all right with us. The result was a simple but beautiful display of our rather eclectic Christmas collection.
Of course the Christmas tree is our centerpiece. We don't use a real tree, so the girls put up the artificial one on their own, strung the lights and garland, and hung each one of the ornaments. I think it turned out great.
The top of our entertainment center, which is usually the home to dozens of snapshots of the kids, displays everything from nutcrackers, bears, and angels to Santa, trees, and snowmen, all arranged by my daughters' hands.
Our fireplace is decorated with a few more decorations, including a couple sets of three. My extended family often gives us holiday decorations in sets of three — one for each child.
The hearth is where the girls chose to display the nativity scenes, although Santa and Frosty apparently wanted to have a little space there as well.
Finally, the bar separating our kitchen from our living room, which during the rest of the year displays even more snapshots of the kids, has become a mini-village. The houses aren't lighted this year because of a scarcity of available outlets. We usually have "snow" there as well, but we haven't made it into town yet to pick some up; that's on my to-do list this week.
Thanks for taking the time to tour my home today. If you'd like to see more Christmas decorations, make sure you visit BooMama.
And don't forget to join us for our Bloggy Progressive Dinner. The first stop is right here at Five J's!
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What a beautiful tour, thanks for having us.
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Your tree is breathe taking! The kids didn't a wonderful job : )
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They did a great job! Love the special touches they added all around!
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Lovely decorations and your "decorators" did a fantastic job! Thanks for sharing!
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Well done, mama's helpers! Merry Christmas to you!
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How lovely for your kids to decorate for you! They did a great job!
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That is awesome that you lets the kids do it
it looks great and what a fun way to decorate!
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I love this! My kids are also at the age where they want to help decorate, and I say – go for it! Merry Christmas!
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love it!!!
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I love that you let your kids do all the decorating. Mine are still too young (4 and 2.5) and we are having another one any day now, so my house doesn't have much for decorations, just the tree and hubby had to do that. So I am enjoying looking at other peoples' pretties
Really like your village. Looks like your girls had lots of fun with the tree. Merry Christmas!
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Everything looks beautiful! We're homeschoolers in Florida! Thanks for sharing your home with all of us!
-Kim
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Your girls did a great job:). Merry Christmas!
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Love the Christmas village! Your decorators did a fantastic job!
Manuela
The pleasures of homemaking’s last blog post..Christmas Home Tour 2008
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Thanks for giving us a tour!!! I guess baby Jesus will stay toasty and warm in front of that fireplace, even if hs IS in a manger!!!
Merry Christmas
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what fun Christmas decor! Merry Christmas!
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Thanks for sharing!
Best wishes to you and your family during this Holiday season.
Paige’s last blog post..Boo Mama's 2008 Christmas Tour of Homes
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What a great job, kids!
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Thanks for sharing your holiday home. Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas – how fun to encourage your children's enthusiasm for decorating for the holidays. Lots of interesting and fun decor – thanks for inviting us in!
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Beautiful tree. Good job kids! Lisa~
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I remember when my mom would let me decorate… thinking back I probably didn't make any sense but she always was proud. you are making great memories I'm sure!
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They did a great job!
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Your tree is very pretty and I really like your tree skirt too! Thanks for inviting me to your home (blog) via BooMama's!
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I am amazed at how well your children decorated! Did they keep things where you would normally put them???
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Your daughters did a great job! How fun to have little elves to help out!
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I think it is wonderful that you let the kids take over! I am sure they will always remember it.
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Thanks for the tour, your kids did a great job!
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