Christmas Photos

Over at My Sketch World we have this photo contest going called "say Cheese"
I didn't take many photos over the holidays, unfortunately I eighter forgot or didn't have the camera with me during some events. So I have only a few of the required photos on the contest's list.
Putting up the tree....
my neice Trina was a big helper this year.
(or so she thought. LOL)
She seems to know what she's doing.








There she is helping out with the decorations as well, what a great little helper,
Truth is I think she tried to eat them, LOL
I don't have any pictures of any of my nieces or family members with a real Santa, but here is one of Trina with a Santa doll that seems to have become her favorite toy.










We don't do much decorating on the outside, but this is a wreath my mom made with lights, they don't show up well on the photo,











Mom did a great job with her winter wonderland display on the fireplace this year. This is kind of a family tradition, each year we buy her a new piece to her collection,

















We love nativity scenes, and over the years mom has made quite a few of her own, here is a display she created on top of a collection of seashell base, and a hand carved decorated egg.

I just love my mom's Christmas tree, almost all the decorations on there are handmade eighter by her or by me,

She seems to have a special talent for decorating it just right.

This is the star on top of the tree and one of my favorite ornaments.















What would Christmas be without a collection of favorite cookies, unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of the baking process, and the rest of the goodies, but these are SOME Of the cookies I did bake.

There was supposed to be a big pile of presents but that's another one I forgot to take, so now my big pile is a picture of a little pile of presents.

These are the cards we received from family and friends.














Christmas day came this year quite the storm, We were scared my brother and his family wouldn't be able to come, but the storm died down on the 26th, but left alot of snow, more than I remember ever having had around this time of year. The guys had to shovel the driveway out with the bobcat.