we finally and slowly decorated our home. annndd, it’s still not done. well, let me explain. since we are in a new home {and first christmas here!}, there’s so much more space and so much more we can do! so, the old decorations we had at our place in chicago totally suffice, but we want to do so much more {in time my dear, in time…what’s that proverbial phrase? patience is a virtue. hmph}.

we did our usual routine, we whipped out the decor, turned on the christmas tunes, and drank some wine! well, this time around {with us having olive} it was quite the slow process. there was a lot of holding her. stopping. there was a lot of giggle time. stopping. there was a lot of her crying because she either wanted to touch the ornaments or just be in our arms. stopping. wow…decorating took a l o n g time. it actually became a part deux!

well we did it! we finally got our decorations up. it is still a work in progress, i am still adding little things here and there as i assess how ‘festive’ our home is. i definitely don’t like getting too crazy {haha…some might argue} with the decor but i know that there isn’t enough oomph yet in our house for it to scream holiday!  slowly but surely, it will all come together…

in the meantime, enjoy the pics and captions! some things have already changed since i took these photos, but naturally that will be for next year’s holiday post! 😉

[boxwood wreath]

[banner by little dovie]

[bright lab lights and our lit bushes // i actually found these cute little white reindeers from target that i added around the pine trees…so fun! it still needs a little something else, i’m still trying to figure it out]

[decking the halls in our pj’s!]

[my cuties]

[olive was very good at helping out]

[we took a little snuggle/goofy time break in-between decorating]

[goofy girl]

[then she got grumpy]

[and grumpy…somebody is getting coal in their stocking!]

[she was happy in our arms, so she helped with the star topper]

[handmade snow ‘globes’, silver mercury, and holly]

[pottery barn pillows]

[my handmade card holder! a diy from a few years back!]

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[holly berries in a silver mercury vase]

[the reindeer vase needs more cheer! i will be shopping for some pretty florals to add to this]

[i will also be adding more holiday pizazz to this mantle…possibly some glitzy ornaments]

[i will be adding in some red ribbon and possibly ornaments]

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next up, olive’s room! i did some tiny little touches of christmas to her room.

[mr. gingerbread man from the land of nod]

[olivia helps with christmas // tiffany’s rabbit piggybank]

[the personalized christmas mouse book from her aunties last year and olive the reindeer book]

[i love vintage, i love kitschy]

there ya go! our holiday makeover. i love adding a little cheer to every room in the house. it definitely is the most wonderful time of the year!!!

xoxo