Welcome to my home!
Come on in and make yourself comfortable. I’d love to show you my sparsely lovely decorated home. Walk with me….
The above picture is of my beautiful snowman that greets every visitor that comes through my front door. Isn’t he sweet! I purchased him at a crafts fair many years ago.
This here is a picture of my living room. In case you are wondering where my tree is, it is on this side of the room that I’m taking the picture from. Here is a picture of it below:
My husband is horrified that I have put up the fake tree. We normally make a day out of trekking out to the bush to chop a real tree down but this year our deep snowfall surprised us and came early so the fake one it is. See the snowhill outside on what use to be my front lawn.
My 1st ever Jesse Tree!
My dear friend hiked out to the bush to get me some Willow branches (apparently much more adventurous than we are!) and I’ve put them into a glass vase filled with clear stones.
Just some window decorating that my kids enjoy.
Ahh the ever growing village! The kids love setting it up and playing with this village scene. Each year on Boxing day we try to purchase a new piece for the set.
Today I noticed the kids added their own sign. It reads “Welcome to Bethlehem”
A picture of our beloved piano that my daughter plays beautifully. I have it decorated with some garland and mini lights and as well my large Santa.
I’d also like to show you a picture of my new 2006 ornament I purchased this year at Pier 1. It is an absolutely beautiful dated glass ornament that comes in its own gorgeous case.
Finally because I’m the hostess with the mostest, please don’t hesitate to have a cookie that I spent precious hours baking for you…..
What you don’t like burnt cookies?
Okay let me try again…..
Oh that’s better. Kris Kringle cookies with cranberries, pecans and white chocolate….just for you…enjoy!
Thanks for taking this tour with me. I hope you have enjoyed it. I am so looking forward to seeing how everyone else decorates!
Thanks to BooMama for the great party! It was fun!!
Merry Christmas!!!
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Beautiful! I’m enjoying a sneak preview of the tour here on the west coast. :) I love the sigh your kiddos added to the village, and yes, I’ll take the burnt cookies. I’m carb starved! Merry Christmas and thank you for the tour!
I used to LOVE those window decorations as a kid! I need to get some for my little guys!
Lovely. I love the village especially to sign. :) Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing.
Fun decorations!
What a lovely home, thankyou for inviting me in! I just love the snow outside…..Something that we will never have here! LOL
I love the Jesse tree. The sign is perfect. Can’t wait to try the cookies although I’m afraid mine will turn out like the first picture. Cranberries & white choclate all my favorite things put together.
Your home is so warm and inviting! Love the Christmas tree and your tree skirt is charming! The cookies were delicious thanks so much for sharing!
I love you making it real with the burnt cookies, although I helped myself to the next batch!
Look at all that snow. My kids would be so jealous. It’s in the upper 60s here this week.
I really like your wreath and your Jesse Tree.
What a beautiful home Laura!! Thanks so much for sharing! I would love to have a piano…eventhough no one in our house plays the piano, but I think they are grand!
What a cute little village - I’m sure that’s a big hit every year and picking out the newest addition must be a treat. What a lovely warm inviting home you have. Thanks for inviting us for a visit and thank you for the delicious snack. Pastormac ate from the first plate - he loves extra toasted cookies.
Your home looks beautiful! Thanks for letting me in! Happy Holidays!
Thank you for the lovely tour - I was so glad to see some snow! More than this southern girl will ever see in her yard! :) Merry Christmas!
Everything was just lovely! And the snow…We are hoping for a White Christmas!
Love the wreath and your jesse tree!!:) It all looks lovely (and of course, organized!)
Laura you are just like me, there is always a batch that usually goes a bit to long =). I love your village, how precious. We too have to have a fake tree, hubby thinks all my lights will burn the house down. Thank you for the invitation.
Merry Christmas
Lovely tour! You have beautiful home. I love all of Christmas Villages:) Thanks for having me and for sharing your cookies. Merry Christmas!
It is so festive, how sweet!! All we’ve gotten decorated around here is the Christmas tree, yipes!
Love your Jesse Tree! I’m so jealous you have snow.
Your house is so beautiful! My kids would be nuts for your window decorations!
And burnt cookies are apparently my favorite kind to make, so I feel a real kinship with you now!
Your house is lovely all decked out for Christmas! Love the wreath and your village, especially. And those cookies look good, I’m off to check out the recipe :) Thanks for sharing!!!
Merry Christmas!
I love it! Thanks for sharing! I really want your cookie recipe…sounds delicious! I’m hoping to take some pics and post mine later. The window decorations are so cute!
Your home must be filled with lots of fun times and love! I can tell!
Kim
Love the Jesse Tree. I haven’t done one yet. Maybe next year. So cute how you put it in the jar with the stones. I needed an idea like that a few weeks ago for something and all I could come up with was using plaster of paris. Your idea is much better.
Stopping by to say thanks for sharing a part of you and Merry Christmas!
I think we all burn a tray or two of cookies this time of the year. I haven’t even started mine yet!
Love the window decorations - it matches the outdoor scenery! Great tour! And mmmmmmm, I can smell those cookies now - not the burnt ones of course.
Okay in all the years I’ve known you I think this is the first time you’ve had a fake tree!! Oh and I’m loving the new fireplace, when did that happen??
Looks great chickie! Hopefully I’ll be in sometime next week to check things out in person…I’ll make sure the weather is good so I don’t have the same drama!
Beautiful Laura. I enjoyed looking around. I liked your villiage.
~Betty~
We got the fake tree about 7 years ago when we were trying to figure out all the allergies but we only used it for 2 years and then went right back to a real tree. We got the fireplace about a month ago…it is just an electric one.
Thanks everyone for your kind words…so nice!!!
Laura
What a cute idea with the Santa hat on the stair post. I have a collection of Snowmen myself so I adore the snowman too.
I think the Willow Branch vase is an adorable idea. And so simple. That is what I’m striving for this year…simplicity.
And the village pieces are wonderful too!
Your home looks wonderful!
We too are enjoying our Jesse Tree. Such a special way to celebrate this year!
Blessings,
Karen at http://www.firstbrookfive.typepad.com
looks great!!!
Ha ha, loved the burnt cookies!
Your home is very beautifully decorated. Thank you for sharing.
Merry Christmas!
Absolutely love how you decorated, Laura. Thank you for the treats as well.
Mmmm, cookies! Your house looks very festive…I bet your kids have fun with the window decorations. And your village is so cute, those look so nice to have.
Loved the tour- I even like burnt cookies! ;) I have several village sets too- they are so fun!
Thank you for the tour! You have a beautifully decorated home.
My favorite photo was the one with the sign your children made: “Welcome to Bethlehem!” What a special touch. :o)
Oh it’s all so nice, Laura! I especially like the village and your new ornament. Thanks for sharing your Christmasy home!
KRIS KRINGLE COOKIES? Oh my word those look delicious. I really like the way you did your Jesse Tree - so simple and so meaningful. The “Welcome to Bethlehem” sign is priceless. Love it.
Thanks for opening your home to us!
Love the snowman and now I’ve got to try those cookies out!
Thank you for letting me tour your place. It looks lovely. First, I’m so happy to see all the snow you have. I hope we get some here in PA this winter (it’s been in the mid-50s all week!). Second, I was so happy to see the Jesse Tree. This was a tradition of my husband’s family–I had never heard of it until I met him, and I love it.
Thanks again!
XO,
Jill
Oh I just love your village! It is so pretty. Thanks for the tour.
Your decorations are all lovely, especially your village and the snowman! I’ve copied the recipe for the cookies!
Merry Christmas!!
Great pics! Enjoyed the tour! Is that snow outside the living room window?
I too took part in this. Come on over and have a peek!
Lovely home!!!
the 2nd batch of cookies look yummy! never had this kind!
thanks for sharing!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Your Christmas village is beautiful, I LOVE the “Welcome to Bethlehem” sign! The decorated window is beautiful too and thank you for the cookies, especially the second batch..hehe.
Kelli
Laura, your house is GORGEOUS!
I’m not participating in the parade of homes, but am having a great time looking into everyone else’s homes.
What? Burned COOKIES????? Are you sure you didn’t steal them from my house????? ;)
Absolutely beautiful! And REAL snow outside the window! Now that is a novelty for a Texas like me!
Thanks for the peek into your home!
Have a wonderful Christmas and happy new year!
LOL you burn cookies too eh? hehe Thank you so much for opening your home to us to see all your delightful Christmas decorations! It’s all so very welcoming and I just love the village!! Merry Christmas to you and yours! xoxo
Everything looks so beautiful…and organized. :)
I love the little touches your children have added to the decorations. They really make it fun!
Loved the cookies - thank you for the recipe.
What a beautiful home you have. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Dy
LOL at the burnt cookies. :-) Everything is so lovely — love the village especially.
Thanks for having us over!
Lovely! Thank you for inviting us in.
I couldn’t see the photos the first time I came over here and suddenly this morning they popped right up. I don’t get it. At all. But I’m so glad I can see them.
I absolutely love your Jesse Tree made of willow branches. And your village. Your house is lovely, burnt cookies and all, although the ones that aren’t burnt do look a little more appetizing. And there are a lot of us out here hoping for a view out our windows that looks just like yours.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
Thank you for the tour, Laura. Your home looks like a wonderful, warm place to be for the holidays.
I love the Jesse Tree. It’s so artsy.
Thanks for sharing! Those cookies look amazingly yummy! Thanks for the recipe!
Merry Christmas!
Elisa
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Love your purple wall, we used to have one in our old house!
Beautiful home, thanks for sharing!
It’s so beautiful and festive! Wait till you see our Christmas on the road.
I like your tour and the cookie part was so cute! I’ll take a non burnt cookie thank you (lol). What a nice home you have and your tree is so cute! Thanks for the tour.
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