Christmas Decor

the day after thanksgiving is the day our family starts putting up our christmas decoration. this has got to be one of my favorite holiday traditions. it's so much fun to put the house into a festive spirit to celebrate the birth of our savior!

this year our color theme to pink and red since we are putting up two trees. the pink and silver tree is for the kids. one of our traditions is to buy an ornament for each of them a year. that way, when they grow up and move out on their own, they will have enough ornaments to start their own trees. the ornaments were suppose to represent something about their year. that only lasted until they developed a mind of their own. now they choose whatever they like at the time. Z girl has been choosing princess ornaments, and Z boy chooses power rangers. however, as we were decorating the kids tree, Z girl informed me that she no longer like princesses. it's amazing how fast my little girl is growing up! their tree is set up in the family room right next to the fireplace. this allows for easy access for santa to drop in at our house on christmas eve!

this is our red and gold tree. we don't have special ornaments just the little globes but it still turned out fairly well. the look is simple yet traditional. this tree and the rest of the red and theme decorations are in the dining room.

there are also garlands hung on our banisters, around our doorways, and the baker's rack. the decorating is never done though. i plan to add red and pink ribbons and ornaments to the garlands. of course, the outdoor lights need to be finished, too.

P.S. it took me three days to try to upload this post and pictures. i know i get what i pay for which is nothing but really does it have to be this troublesome?!