It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

The signs of the season are prevalent in our home. The tree has been trimmed, the decorations carefully placed, and the stockings. . . well, the stockings are hung on the back of one of our kitchen chairs awaiting a proper place (yet to be decided) to hang until Santa's big night. Here are a few of my favorite decorations...

The Tree, all decorated in red & silver (wrapping paper on all the presents match). This year, the bulbs have been left off, but the tree is adorned with pine cones and snowflakes (and of course the beautiful fireplace screen my mom painted to keep Max & Jordyn away from the tree).
Then there's the three trees on the coffee table,

the advent calendar with the bowl of ornaments,

and one of my most cherished decorations, the porcelain reindeer & sleigh that my mom painted (isn't she just the craftiest lady you've ever met).

I hope you all had a very wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, and are looking forward to the Christmas season as much as I am.