Merry Christmas 2010

We are still in the midst of celebrating Christmas, but I coaxed Harbor down for a little nap and thought I'd leave you with a few pictures of our Christmas Eve and Christmas day thus far!

We still have one more Christmas party to attend on Monday night for David's family, but so far, we have been blessed! Merry Christmas wishes to you and yours!

Christmas Eve with the Barnes/McKee Family- my dad's side

Harbor William- 25 months old

All of the great grandchildren - minus two that live in Newport News, Virginia

My parents with Harbor

Christmas morning with my parents in our pajamas- no makeup, get up, and go! David and I opted for our matching Grand Canyon shirts this year and sweat pants, but Harbor wore his Christmas p.j.'s  : )

David bought me a "Big Bite" for my card making. I'm excited to try it out!

Christmas afternoon with the Williams family- my mom's side- at the Byrd's house

Our four generation pose

My grandmother, mother, myself, and HarborWilliam

Ever since I can remember, we have had a Christmas tradition to light candles for loved ones who are at home in heaven. We play a song called, "Light a Candle," and we each take a turn lighting three or four candles and speaking a few kind words about that person- something to remember them by. This Christmas was super emotional for me as David and I lost two family members in 2010- one to cancer and one to suicide.

It is a wonderful way to keep them alive and well remembered during the holidays.



One of my very favorite traditions is having Harbor wear the same shirt to every event. My mom and I really enjoy designing and making his little holiday wear. When I see the pictures, it helps me keep track of what year is what.

Merry Christmas! Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Festive Ways To Display

Finding the perfect home for your Christmas cards can be a unique challenge. As simple as it sounds, I prefer a big wicker basket so I can look through them multiple times a day. I once tried to hang them on their own individual Christmas tree, and while I loved the look, it was not convenient for me. Taking them down to look at them was just too much trouble, and I like to share my favorites with friends and family as they stop by to visit. How do you display your cards?

Over the years, I have saved pictures for my "someday" idea file- I save everything I see that I like. I started this when we built our last home (this is a link to our home last Christmas and I used a vintage Santa bucket for my cards) and drew our own floor plans (this is the link to our blueprints and it  took us nine months from this link until we had finished construction) with the help of our builder. I needed to be confident that every decision I made was one that I could not only live with, but love.
Though we are not planning on building again for a while, I still use my online files to save clips and photos of things I see that I don't want to forget! 

Here are some festive ideas from my holiday card file to get you inspired!

Happy Displaying!