This is E.T.'s Christmas tree. His room is decorated in planes, trains, and automobiles.
Naturally, it was easy to decide what to decorate his tree with . . . planes, trains, and automobiles. 
E.T. fell asleep looking at his Christmas tree! He loves it! 
This is Baby Girl's Christmas tree in her room. It is all girl!
Here we have a picture of our mantle. I made all the garland inside and outside the house. I found these stockings a few years ago in a Pottery Barn catalogue. I think the stockings were my only full price purchase EVER from Pottery Barn. I really wanted them bad though!
This is my bathroom. These cute trees sitting by the bathtub were found at Hobby Lobby last year.
This stuff is sitting on Daddy's vanity. I found the cool snow globe at Target last year and the Santa at Marshall's.
So, this tree is my first tree ever. It started 13 years ago when I started making the ornaments for it. . .
This tree has evolved over the years I have added ribbon and garland in most recent years.
Here are the snowflakes that I started making 13 years ago with the help of my Maw Maw that past away in October. She used to make things out of beads as a hobby and so I showed and interest in learning to make these and she helped me get started. When I was done I had made 50 of these for my first tree. Some people might think they are cheesy, but I love them and they have a special place in my heart. 
Every year I add a dated Lenox snowflake to my tree. I think this is one of my favorite trees! I really enjoy it every year. We put it in our living room.
Let me share quickly what we did on Thanksgiving Day. You already saw the post where we ran the 5K that morning. Here is what we did for our meal. We had 10 people for dinner. I decided to pull out dishes my mom gave me. She had them in her hope chest since she was a teenager and then had them on her hutch in her dining room over the years when I was growing up. Our family ate on them maybe 2 times (That might be stretching it. . . ) For dinner we had a ham, (no turkey) an attempt at cornbread dressing, broccoli with cheese, homemade mac and cheese, oriental salad, layered salad, rolls, pecan pies, and banana pudding. Some recipes were new and will never be used again and others were favorites that have been used year after year.
Here is a close up of a dinner plate in the set of dishes that were my Mom's. When I was growing up I thought these were ugly! As I have gotten older and started decorating my home, I have fallen in love with antique transfer ware, especially brown! So, now I have this set from my mom that I have used to decorate with in my kitchen and now I have actually served a meal on them! I totally appreciate them now and find them beautiful!
