Christmas at ReeRee's

Well, I am glad to be home.  We had an extremely busy weekend going to North Carolina for our family Christmas visits of 2010.


I'll start out the recaps with our visit to my Aunt Rita's home in Swansboro, NC. I just love going down to the coast - it is always beautiful no matter what time of year. This year it was freezing but still pretty and I did brave the winds to go outside and snap a few pictures for you.


Here we go.....(picture overload).

The boys room - they have two grandsons & this is where they sleep when visiting.

The bathroom between these two bedrooms.

The other guest bedroom - this one faces the water. Beautiful views.

The landing of the main floor. Her home has three levels and you aren't supposed to have any living areas on the bottom floor in case of floods, however they did include a guest suite down there (which I forgot to photograph).

The stairs that are in the center of the house.

This is looking down on the entrance level - there is a fountain down there & I just love the water sounds.

The breakfast area off the kitchen and living room.

The wet bar.

The dining room.

The views - I know!

The landing on the third floor which is all master suite (ignore my posing daughter).

They have a little coffee area in their bedroom so they don't have to mosey downstairs for a while.

Our hosts posing with my mom.  I can't believe all those pictures and I forgot to get a good one of the living area and kitchen.  There was just too much going on, I guess.  Hope you enjoyed a look around. 

I'm off to rest up. 

Christmas at Mom's

In our family, the day after Thanksgiving is reserved for something special.  No, not midnight shopping at the mall, but decorating MiMi's house for Christmas. 

This year was no different - we even started a little earlier (after our turkey settled).

Take a peek at Mom's house for Christmas.....

 I love the simplicity of a green and red wreath.

Miss Mallori checking out the Christmas tree. I think her parents might need a tabletop tree this year.

That's a glimpse - she still had more to do after we left....poinsettia's to buy, lights to replace on garland for mantel, and a few other things, but it was looking very welcoming.

I just love this time of year.

Christmas in our home.

Here's a little bit more of Christmastime in the FourEds household.

Hope you're enjoying this festive time of year and are celebrating the true meaning of the season and talking with your children about the birth of our Savior - Jesus Christ.

I forgot to turn the lights on before I took this picture so just mentally visualize the trees and the garland all a glow.

I must have been holding the camera at a weird angle because certainly my tree wouldn't be leaning cause I would never allow that to happen.

I just love how the glow of Christmas lights just warm up a home. I need to find somehow to have those little white lights up all year long.

Tomorrow I'll try to show you the homemade items that the kids made in school the other day. They're adorable.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

I've been up to my neck in Rubbermaid containers the last few days.

Here is a look at a few of our Christmas touches.

Hope you're enjoying this festive season as well.