Christmas Dining Table Decoration Cheap and Easy | Interior Designing Blog

Christmas Dining Table Decoration Cheap and Easy | Interior Designing Blog
I love this idea!  I am hosting a table at our tea tomorrow night and I am going to see if I can find some pretty wine glasses in my china cabinet that will work with the gold flameless candles that I purchased to put on the table.  :) 

40 Easy Christmas Centerpiece Ideas | Midwest Living

40 Easy Christmas Centerpiece Ideas | Midwest Living

Thinking I would like to try this with small round ornaments rather then the bulbs.  :)

Christmas Decorating with Kitchen Items

Christmas Decorating with Kitchen Items

More Christmas Day 2011

The Impossible Picture!

What fun trying to get all the grandkids together for a picture! HAHAHA.... that is a frantic laugh by the way. :0 This is all minus Matthew, the youngest; he was sleeping.

Eyes forward everyone! click

Look at Grammy! Say "cheese."

Don't look at Sterling... we know he is crying... Alright... everybody smile!!!

:)

~*~ Merry Christmas ~*~

Day one of Christmas for the McFarlane family. Hmmm, today was not a normal holiday. lol Doug's dad didn't feel well, so he just popped in and said hi and went home. Several others were not able to come at the last minute.. ... so Doug, my daughter and granddaughter and I had a quiet brunch. But it was still nice... some one on one time. Ham, chilies rellenos, veggies, heavenly hash browns, fruit plate, pumpkin cake and egg nog coffee cake. All good. Kayden at 2 is quite the character. This year she caught on to the present side of Christmas! I am sure that she will expect to "stretch" it out next year over a couple of days also!


Doug's oldest son came down later in the day with his girlfriend and we had a great visit. So it was quiet but nice. Tomorrow will be a big day going over to P.A. to visit the kids and grandkids there! Christmas - Christ IS the reason for the season... He left all the glory and brilliance of heaven... He left His throne and became man to suffer and die for OUR sins.... the ultimate sacrifice. I am so thankful for that! And although I would like the "season" to be a simpler and less commercialized time, I am thankful that during the Christmas holidays, we come together in love and fellowship in ways that we don't always the rest of the year. This season is all about love, joy, forgiveness and love.

I feel like I faltered this season. I didn't complete the projects that I planned for Christmas. So disappointed in myself for that. I need to make a resolution this year - to get myself back to organization! :)

Something special that the holidays had for me was a family reunion on Facebook! I am back in contact with 4 cousins that I haven't seen in many years! HALLELUJAH! I am so looking forward to staying in contact with them and getting to know them! Our God is such an amazing and wonderful God.

Breakfast at Chestnut Cottage

Isn't he just the sweetest? Sunday, the 27th we got up before Church and met Ben and Mary at the Chestnut Cottage for breakfast. It was nummy and the fellowship was great. I am just sooooo blessed with my family! I told Doug, 2 days later that my heart is still so full and warm from the Christmas we had this year!
Isaac always has a ready grin! What a little man and how handsome in his tie and vest!
Mary and Isaac coloring away. Note to self, Mary likes Coconut lattes. :)
Carson with his "serious" look! :)
Papa Doug with Matthew.
Ben and Casandra coloring away!
Casandra looked so gorgeous in her Christmas dress and the hair band that was a joint effort of Mary and Auntie Tracy. The crochet flowers on it that Tracy made were big and bold and just beautiful!

I do enjoy the Cottage when we go back to P.A. It is such a beautiful place to dine and the food is very good. I ordered the Country Lodge breakfast with pumpkin coffee cake. It was so nummy. The coffee cake, Doug and I took home and ate later, there was no room. I love spending time with my family. I wish we lived closer!!!!! It is all about the memories that we create!