Christmas Around My House

This year I went a little light on the holiday decor,
but I do have a few Christmas touches around the house.

Of course the Elf shows up in different spots each morning.

And the kids race to update

our old Santa advent calendar each day.

The snowman on the inside of the front door brightens up the foyer.

Ah yes, the tree.

My husband put on the lights

and the boys hung every single ornament themselves.

My eight year old stood on a chair to get the high ones

and didn't fall into the tree once!

Don't you love the clusters of ornaments?

Classic.

I wouldn't change it for the world!

As you can see,

we put the tree in the living room

instead of the family room this year.

We can close the living room off from a certain "fur ball"

a lot easier.

Click HERE to see how the tree looked

 in the family room last year.

You might remember my Santa Christmas Table.

It was just featured at DIY by Design today!

Thanks Judy!

But this is what the dining room looked like

 before I set up the Santa table.

My mantel is very simple

(aka boring) this year.

The bakers rack in my kitchen got dressed up.

And my new Somoma Bookcase

got the Christmas treatment.

I added a cute pillow from Target

to my son's bed.

And while I was at Target

I bought this fabric star to hang

over the little one's bed.

It's hard to believe Christmas is less than a week away!

Did you finish decorating yet?

Linking to:
No Minimalist Here - Open House Party
The Nester - Christmas Tour of Homes
DIY by Design - Winter Blues Wednesday Party
Savvy Southern Style - Wow Us Wednesdays
French Country Cottage - Feathered Nest Friday
Serenity Now - Weekend Bloggy Reading Link Up