BooMama is sponsoring a Christmas tour of homes so we can show each other around our places all decked out for the holidays. What a lovely idea! I’m looking forward to going visiting!
We have this friendly fellow right by out front steps.
This is on our front door.
These are on our side doors.
We don’t have much else in the way of outside decorations. I’d love to, but I can’t physically hang the lights, Jim hasn’t had time to, and the boys don’t really know how. A lot of homes around here have wreaths on all the front windows, and I have wanted to do that for some time, but usually right in the midst of the season there’s just no time, and afterward it is hard to find inexpensive wreaths. If I don’t get it done this year, maybe next year I will when the first Christmas things come out in the fall, before things get really busy with the holidays.
Welcome to the living room!
I’d like to tell you about a few special things in here. I showed some of our special tree ornaments in an earlier post, so we’ll go on to the decorations on the piano.
I usually have a few branches of greenery there, but just realized I hadn’t done that yet. I made the verse there for a calligraphy class years ago, but haven’t done much with calligraphy since, I’m afraid. I’d probably have to learn it all over again.
My mom gave me this several years ago. I has a button in the back that you can push to hear Christmas music and watch the lights flash. The boys have loved this.
This is something else my mom sent: a Nativity music figurine.
This is one of my most special treasures, also from my mom. I collect Boyd’s Bear figurines, and somewhere she found this Christmas tree with little miniature scenes all though it.
Here are a couple of close-ups:
On the other end table are these snowpeople.
I got the three snowboys because they reminded me of my three sons. 🙂 Then the boys got each of the bigger snowmen in a crane game. So we put them all together as our family representatives. 🙂 It just occurred to me that I should get a little feminine hat for one of the bigger ones to represent me. 🙂
I think Jesse bought these for me one year:
So that little area looks like this:
As you can tell, I have pastel colors and a lot of pink in my home. That’s a bit of a dilemma at Christmas with all the reds: some of my ornaments and things that were given to me have red in them. In recent years I’ve leaned toward the maroonish bluer reds and dark pinks that would go better with the rest of the decor. But, as I said in the earlier posts about ornaments, I want this all to be family-friendly more than “designer” decorating, so for the most part I just don’t worry about it. However, I was delighted to find this little snowman in my living room colors:
Here are the last couple of things in the living room:
This is something else my mom sent when the boys were little. They don’t do much with it now, but they used to love moving the little mouse from pocket to pocket through December.
I was excited to find this “Noel” sign in pinks and blues, and it works well at the window over the kitchen sink:
One of my favorite decorations is this little mouse. If you light the candle in the back it looks like a fire in the fireplace.
Here is the fireplace in the family room with the stockings. I made the plaid ones after we were first married and a dear friend knit the others for each of the boys as a baby gift after they were born. The rest of this room is in blue, tan, and off-white, so the red doesn’t clash with pinks in here. 🙂
I made these ages ago and they are getting worn and falling apart a little, but the boys love these.
Lastly is this little guy in a corner of the family room by the door:
Thanks so much for stopping by! Come visit any time. 🙂 I’m looking forward to visiting the rest of the homes linked to BooMama’s Christmas tour, but it may take me a while to get around.
Stray Thoughts 
They are all so lovely. You did such an awesome job with the calligraphy. Thank you so much for posting these pictures and inviting me in.
Merry Christmas.
I love the big ol’ Happy Holidays sign on your door!
Thanks for stopping by my place!
mary, mom to many
I just love your outdoor decorations, the lights and garland and signs out front are too cute! That Boyds Bear tree is incredible, and I love snowmen. Thank you so much for inviting us in and showing us your wonderful home at Christmas 🙂
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I covet the Boyds Bears:) TOO CUTE!! I love your snowmen and all your decorations! Your house is beautiful and so warm. Thanks for the tour and have a blessed Christmas!
Oh, I just love Boyds Bears – that is a great piece! What beautiful decorations you have! Thanks for sharing!
I love the soft color scheme throughout your home. And I’ve seen your living room before and just can’t get over how beautiful your sofa is.
I love all your decorations. I think I like your snowmen the best, especially the pastel colored ones. So, so pretty.
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
I love snowmen too! You have so many and each is cuter than the last!
Your home looks lovely and very festive!
Stop by and visit if you get a moment…
Merry Christmas!
What a beautiful home you have. The Boyd’s Bear tree is gorgeous. I love all your outside decorations, and your snowmen.
Thanks for inviting me to your tour!
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
Everything looks great! Your tree is beautiful and looks so cozy and right at home there in that corner. I’ve never seen the Boyd’s Bear tree before — so cute!
Thanks for having us in — Merry Christmas!
oh I loved it! this is such a great idea! I kind of posted pics all week so I didn’t do it again today! I love all the snowmen and LOVE the teddy tree! it is gorgeous!
I love the feel of your home, I could look at the teddy tree for hours!
All your decorations made me smile. They are just lovely! Love all your snowmen and that Boyd’s Bear tree is incredible! Merry Christmas!
I love your lights/garland on your stairway outside! The fireplace looks so cozy too. Thanks for showing us around!
Your home is lovely-I especially love the pastels in your living room. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas!
Very neat decorations in your home. Thank you for your invitation.
You know – I had an advents calendar like you — wonder what happened to it. I know I moved it to the US, but hm…..I might have to look for it in the spring when our son is moving out.
Your home is beautiful! So many wonderful Christmasy touches! I especially love your piano area. Thank you for having us over!
Kelli
Very classy decorating! Thanks for stopping by my tour as well!
Thank you for sharing your home with us.
Merry Christmas!
What a loving collection of Christmas decorations! I especially love the mouse that moves from pocket to pocket on the Advent calendar. (Ours, is similar, but has pocketsful of little ornaments to pin on a tree above.) Thank you for your hospitality!
Aww, love the bears! So pretty and warm…thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas. 🙂
Oh – it is all so lovely! I love the snowmen – they are adorable. I esp like the one outside welcoming. 🙂
Everything is beautiful! I love the snowmen!!
Beautiful home! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for stopping by. It takes awhile to make it through the whole tour. I’m still not done.
Love the snowmen collection,and what a neat door sign and it has a snowman too!
I’m finally making my way over here! You have a beautiful home, and I love all the snowmen decorations! The caligraphy on the piano is wonderful! I wish I could write like that 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!