My house always looks so bare when all this comes down.

I am such a bad blogger lately, so I thought I would post a couple pictures of my Christmas decorations. I love this time of year and I get so excited to get out all my fun decorations. I am not very creative when it comes to decorating, but I love it anyway.

Here is my mantel. I always have an internal struggle with this. I love all these decorations, but I have a really pretty lighted garland that I also love here, but with the garland being so big, there is no room for anything else. I think this way won this year.

My Mother-in Law paints us a house every year and I never know where to put my village. I am paranoid about anything getting broken, so they are on top of the cabinets this year. See the cute little Fireman in the left hand corner?

I have a strand of lights to string though the houses, but haven't gotten around to doing that yet.

The Stockings were hung...... Umm.... not by the chimney. Every time I hang them on the mantel my kids pull on them and the holder falls and breaks (luckily not on any one's head.).

Here's the tree. My tree skirt tore so I have to find one still. The kids had so much fun decorating the tree. I need to straighten that star.

Anyways, nothing new to report. Aliya was invited back to sing at the Dickens festival again this year, so we are doing that on Saturday. I will have some pictures of that I am sure. Maybe even a video. Her little voice has developed so much over the past year. I could never get tired of hearing her sing.