Thursday, December 20, 2007

images of Christmastime at our house



we love this ornament of Lucy from The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe... since we named our daughter after this very character! we don't actually put this ornament on our tree; it is displayed all year long.
our little tree


for a 7-year teaching veteran (that's a long time in teacher-years!), no Christmas would be complete without a plethora of knick-knacks adorning the house. several of them are pictured here. i have a large box in which all of these gifts from students go, and it's fun to bring them out each winter.



our coat hooks with dave's santa hat mixed in. this is not staged.






this year i made a special advent calendar of love for my husband. this is in our bathroom.

our little dancing man goes on the front door each year. you pull the string and it moves around giddily. we add the voice saying, "It's Christmassssssssss!"





i love countdown calendars and putting extra ornaments everywhere.



















i am grateful for each and every social opportunity this month. it's been full but not hectic; fun and completely delightful.





so here's what i've been doing...