christmas tree two thousand eleven

right after thanksgiving we put up our christmas tree.
it's always a family event.
aj gets the tree up and he and i string the lights.
the boys each have their own tin of their special ornaments that they get to put on.

i think they really like getting to have their own ornaments that they can put on wherever they want.
it's fun for them to open them each year and remember when they made them.

this year i was going for a gaudy look. ;)

i like a tree full of stuff. 

tinsel garland, every ornament we own, berry picks, pinecones, etc. 

we got married at christmas time so we received a bunch of ornaments as gifts.
we have ornaments we've collected over the years.
i stuffed pinecones the boys collected into any empty spaces.
heaven forbid we have an empty space.

in the kitchen i have my tree. . . all bedecked in my beloved antique ornaments.

this year i sprayed the tree with canned snow stuff before i put the ornaments and tinsel on.

i lovey love love antique ornaments.

i've collected them from thrift stores and AJ's mom gave me a couple of boxes last year.


today i'm going to link up with thriftydecorchick for her christmas tree partay...click over to see a whole slew of christmas trees.

merry merry christmas friends! Pin It