on Christmas day in the morning

 Happy happy joy joy! Did you all have a wonderful Christmas?

We had a really lovely time... aside from my pumpkin bread still not being made :/

but don't give up - it could still happen... it WILL happen!

 I love this photo :) It was about 5:00a.m. Christmas morning!

Yes, I was still up. Because I'm a lunatic.

 I love this angle too... and I caught my little Angel snoozing :)

 This was the year half our tree lights decided to stop working,

so we had 2 different kinds of white lights strategically strung on there...

and in the end the entire tree top formed a coup d'etat and went out.

 So Merry Christmas from us!

 (we got our crazy face pic over with first)

John, the Mouse, me, Davy and Daniel

 Okay - this one is a little better I suppose... 

but the above photo is probably more accurate of our usual selves 

(I mean the boys - definitely not me)

It was so *AWESOME* to be all together - I love it so much ❤

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night :)

little signs

 Little signs of Christmas here and there throughout my house...

 We kept our tree pretty minimal this year... but I still love it.

 Christmas pillows and my snowflake quilt - one of my favorites!

 Family room (kinda fuzzy...) I still need to bring out my Nativity sets.

 My freaky vintage Santa - one of my prized possessions, found last year.

Our family had a large Santa exactly like this - one of my fondest memories.

I made the 3 stockings in the middle -

this cross stitch one took forever! I made it 24 years ago... wow. 

Merry Christmas (and everything else) from the Walker Family!

and we're off

Well peeps, the outside lights are up, 

along with the huge snowflakes and big ornaments.

And I got my front porch all ready, which is always fun for me.

You may recall THIS ONE and THIS ONE from years' past.

 The last few years I've edited a lot of "stuff" on my porch,

cuz now I'm starting to take more of a minimalist approach.

You know: "Less is More" and all that... at least I'm trying :) 

 When the Christmas decorations descend from the attic every year,

it's truly like seeing old friends again. Such a great feeling:)

I feel like I just stepped off the bus after a day at school, 

 to go inside and put Christmas records on the stereo. 

I keep trying to add more spirituality each year as well. 

My angel sets a nice tone to enter into our house :)

 Here's a close-up so you can see her serene expression.

And no, that's not a carton of fries on her head - it's the tip of a star!!!

I scored this wreath after looking and looking everywhere. 

I like it a lot but I keep thinking it needs something special.

Actually, I bet I'll be fiddling around with the decorations

until Christmas, just to make sure everything is balanced.

I love these trees. The 2 made out of cones were 

some of the first antiques I ever purchased. 

And I got the "Danny's Candy Cane" while Daniel was 

in Argentina for 2 years and I thought I'd DIE I missed him so much!

When I saw it, I nearly broke down right there in the store.  

I got 2 so I could send him a little Christmas tree also :)

So there you have it - at least for now!

I'll continue posting through the weekend, which I don't usually do.

But my posts were pretty sparse this week, so I need to get with it!

Next up: my little snowman village entry way :) So stay tuned!