Christmas

Love making special memories through Christmas traditions? Us too! Below I'm sharing our Christmas traditions and how we celebrate the holidays! With Christmas being next week, I thought it would be fun to share our Christmas traditions we do every year throughout the holiday season. I know we all have those special family activities we do together, which makes the season feel so much more meaningful. Now that we have Ania, I know our Christmas traditions as a family will only grow, which brings so much excitement! Our Christmas Traditions Many of our traditions may seem "normal, or standard" to the Christmas season, but they're still cherished either way and they allow our families to ...

A collection of affordable Christmas gift ideas perfect for the home lover in your life! Plus, see how to gift each item in a fun, unique way! I'm still working on decorating our home for Christmas. I squeeze in as much as I can in between nap times, which some days is trickier than others since little sweet pea doesn't want to nap and really only wants to play and hang out with momma. I'm not complaining though. She's good company and she likes to keep the conversation going with her excited shrieks and constant jabbering. She sure is fun! If you're like me though, you're starting your Christmas shopping and looking for gift ideas. I've had fun putting together a collection of gift ...

Is there anything better than the glow and twinkling lights the Christmas season provides? I don't think so, which is why today I'm so happy to share our Christmas Home Night Tour! I'm joining Rachel from Maison de Pax and a group of other amazing bloggers and we're opening up our doors to share all those beautiful, festive lights we love! If you're visiting from KariAnne at Thistlewood Farms, welcome! I'm so happy to have you here. KariAnne has such a beautiful home! It's interesting, isn't is, how much cozier our homes look at night with just the glow of the Christmas tree and a few lamps? It's one of my very favorite things about all the decorations for the season. In my mind, ...

It's time to share our Christmas Home Tour! These past few weeks I've been nestled up on the couch battling a nasty cold and wishing it away so I could start decorating for Christmas and spreading the holiday cheer throughout our home. Inspiration wasn't coming to me easily, but I'm finally on the mend and our house is ready for Christmas... even if I'm still doing some shopping and wrapping! Today I'm so excited to be joining Marty from A Stroll Thru Life and the amazing home tour she's created with 30 other bloggers! If you're joining me from Kristen at White Arrows Home, welcome, welcome! Her Wisconsin cabin is beyond lovely and so cozy during Christmas. I could curl up by her ...

One of the best things about Christmas, is watching the glow of the lights in the evenings. There's nothing more soothing or captivating, and I love the way the happy glow makes the house feel. Today, I'm so excited to be joining several blogging friends to share my Christmas home night tour. Rachel from Maison de Pax coordinated the tour, and I'm so happy she included me... this is one of my favorite tours all year. It brings such a different perspective! If you're joining me from Chelsea at Two Twenty One, welcome!  At night, the star is most definitely the tree. It brings the most beautiful glow to the entire house... And with all the lamps turned off, the tree ...

In the past, I've gone all out in the house decorating for Christmas. Every little space had something that indicated it was the Christmas season... and while there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, it all adds up to make me feel a little claustrophobic at the end of the day. It also makes me want to put it all away and start with a clean fresh slate right after Christmas. This year though, I toned things down and the house feels so much better... Instead of adding a bunch of Christmas specific decor items, I went with more of a simplified winter theme. And just like I skipped the real tree this year, I also skipped the real garland too. Last year I had such a huge mess to clean ...

For the past few years, my go to Christmas tree has always been a real, live beautiful tree. But I won't kid you, they're not always the best... Last year the first tree we bought for the living room died within a few weeks, after I decorated it and only a week or so into December. I decided I didn't want to stare at a dead Christmas tree all month, so we bought another one and I redecorated it the same way. And then, there's obviously the clean up from the fresh trees. By the time they go out the door once Christmas is over, they're pretty much fried and those needles go everywhere. I decided to go with a fake one this year to save on my sanity, and bought a gorgeous flocked Christmas ...

This post is sponsored by Gordmans.  Christmas in the dining room... does it get much better? I'm not sure. As far as decorating goes, this room is always fun to tackle... but it's also a little bit of a challenge. The wall to wall shelves make such a huge impact in the room, but they can also turn into a cluttered space really quick depending on how much I choose to display. There's definitely a happy medium there, and I'm happy to partner with Gordmans to bring you a fun new display! This year I shifted the entire Christmas decorating scheme in the house and went with a lot more whites, blacks and dark greens. It all feels so clean and cozy, especially in the dining room! You ...