a very pineconey christmas, part deux.

Putting up & decorating our Christmas tree is a whole family activity. 
We always watch a Christmas movie while we decorate.
This year was Miracle on 34th Street.
This hottie puts the tree up.....

Sorry....that picture really was just for me. :)

I let the boys just go to town, putting the ornaments wherever they please. 

I try to just enjoy the moment and not get too fussy about the arrangement....okay, I always switch stuff around later....but they never notice.

Our tree is very "us"....relaxed, not stuffy, not perfect, just a hodge podge really.  I love it.

Oh, and chock full of pine cones. :)

I don't use a tree skirt.  This year I wrapped burlap around the bottom.
We use ornaments the kids have made, ornaments we received at our December wedding, & other meaningful or pretty ornaments we've collected along the way.
I love the contrast between the glittery/shimmery ornaments against the more woodsy, natural looking ones.

I tucked pine cones in deep all over the branches.

I also tied some red grosgrain ribbon on the ends of branches randomly. 

No rhyme or reason...that's how I roll.

I had so much fun doing my mantle this year. 

I wrapped a couple strands of greenery together to make it more floufy. 
That's the technical term.
I tucked in lights and then went to town stuffing in free stuff...i.e.: sticks and pine cones.
Are you sick of the pine cones already???
But they look so good! 

I made the wreath with a coat hanger and some wire.

I've got those berry pick things years ago half off at hobby lobby. 

I kept messing w/ the other side of the mantle to make it all cohesive and balanced.

Everything I was trying looked ridiculous or off-balance.

Then I remembered this random wall hanging box thingy I had in the closet.

Some floral foam, random rocks, pine cones, pine branches & sticks later.....and here we go.

I think it does the trick.

Yes, we only have 4 stockings.  Can't find what I want.

And this makes being woken up way too early by a certain baby boy so much nicer. 

I get to see this as I make my way back to my bedroom. :)

Merry Christmas!

Luke 2:13

And suddenly there was the angel,

a multitude of the heavenly host,

praising God and saying:

"Glory to God in the highest."

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