It was especially fun to decorate the house for Christmas this year since we have just recently moved. We now live right in the heart of Stanley above all the action. Every day we watch the throngs of people coming to admire our little neighborhood. Here you can see up to our place from the road with Gigi looking on at our tree (that’s why the picture is so blurry).
Inside, with all the windows, the tree was super sparkly with the Blake Pier and Murray House adding to the lights.
My mom recently has started to hand down ornaments to all us kids. She remembers the ones we admired growing up. I was always quite in love with this Santa and his glittering, overflowing beard. Now he adorns our tree!
Here’s another one of my favorite ornaments from growing up. I would just stare and stare at this one. I think since I was young I’ve had a thing for sparkles!
I saw a friend do something pretty cool last year that I had to copy. At the end of the season, Tammy wraps up all the Christmas books. The following year when the tree goes up, all the wrapped books sit under the tree. Then, each night, the family opens up a one of the cherished Christmas stories. It was a fun tradition for us to start.
Another display for the Krembs’ house during the holiday season is all the past Christmas photos with Santa and previous Christmas cards. This is probably my most favorite. I love seeing the Santas we’ve seen around the world plus the kids’ growth in each photo. I also look forward to making each year’s Christmas photo: two of my favorites are the rickshaw from India and the Great Wall from China. This year’s was very special too–my mom and dad are in it from their visit in November!
Finally, we’ve got our ratty stockings made from years ago during our stay in Venezuela. One of these Christmases I must update them; they’re missing all their decor. I just don’t have the heart to replace them even though Gigi’s doesn’t even have her name on it anymore–and when it did it said, “Maria,” her given name.
Amazingly, the tree will come down on December 26th this year as we leave for Thailand for a week. Because the tree was right in the sun, it’s dry as dry, and we need to take it down before we leave. Of course I refused today, December 25th! No way can a tree be taken down on Christmas itself.
Merry Christmas to everyone! From the Krembs’ House at Christmas to yours!
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