Tour of Our Christmas Trees

Today I'd like to give you a little tour of our Christmas trees.  I love having several Christmas trees.  What I don't love is having to put them up.  In steps my friend Carol -- she makes her appearance every year to put up my trees.  

Funny thing - back when Ian was a child and I was single, each year I would wrangle some bigger-than-we-needed fresh tree into my car and then into the house.  I would string popcorn, cranberries and Cheerios to hang from the treasured fir.  Ian would become disinterested in decorating practically before I had the lights untangled.  Our dog would eat the strung popcorn, cranberries and Cheerios each time I turned my back.  Literally, the entire month of December I would be stringing that garland every day trying to keep the tree looking decent.  Ian and Kayla are stringing their own garland this year.  The fact that Ian wanted to do it in his own house made it worth it to me for all the trouble I went to years ago.

Now things are a bit different.  We have five trees in total and Carol does an amazing job decorating them.  Eric and I get to sit back and enjoy their beauty without having to worry about anything getting eaten off the trees.  So here's a look into our trees this year.

Here's our family room tree.  I love the nature aspects and how the mantle ties into the theme.

The tree in the kitchen is probably my favorite.  It's full of wooden spoons, measuring cups and gingerbread men and women.  Guarding over the kitchen from the top of the tree is an adorable chef.

In the library is a slender tree that fits nicely in the small space we have available to put a tree.

Saturday morning reading in bed is a whole lot more festive during the holidays since I've added this tree to my bedroom.  There's just something special about having the lights of a Christmas tree twinkling in the corner.  Really helps me keep the Christmas spirit in my heart from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep.  

Here's the tree in the dining room.

                 

This nativity scene sits at the top of our stairs.  I managed to get this one year after Christmas and absolutely love it!  

There you have it -- a little tour of our trees (and nativity) at Christmas.  It's not the decorations that makes my Christmas special -- it's the people that come to visit.  I can't wait to host Christmas and have our families here!  When the house is full of people and noise, then it will truly seem like Christmas.

What about you -- what makes your holiday special?

Joining the holiday link-up with these gals today.