O' Christmas Trees

 I wanted to join the fun party with Sarah at the Thrifty Decor Chick and share my Christmas trees with you!  I have a few and hope to add more next year!!  

First up is the tree in our living room.  It is filled with handblown glass ornaments from Poland and Germany, glass birds, and ornaments collected on our travels.  I have also hung some that Jemma has made!  We bought this pre lit 8 years ago and this year I had two big chunks of lights missing so I had to string lights.  Grrrrrrrr....  Jemma wanted the garland to go around, so around it went!  She helped decorate this year all on her own and I didn't even change or move many ornaments!  She had such a good time and it was a dream come true for me to have my child decorating the tree with me!  I just love it all decked out!

Here it is in all it's glory!  Ahhhhhhh... I love it at night!

Look at the little starburst from the lights.  I think those show up because I used a tripod with a slow shutter speed.  Neat!!!

My helper

During the day

I was laying on the floor by the tripod in a half crunch to get this shot, but oh, how I love it!

A few of my favorites...

The knight and his trusty horse

             

This Santa is my absolute favorite

Jemma loves all the birds and they mysteriously keep disappearing and reappearing on her tree!

Mr. and Mrs. German Santa

    

 This is one of Jemma's favorites this year as she loves the movie!

You always need a chimney sweep for good luck!

Another favorite of Jemma's especially since we are going to Disney next week for 

one Princess's 5 year old birthday!!!

Another night time shot

 

This is the purple tree in the office.  In my last house, we had a deep purple dining room and this tree went in there.  Now it resides in the bay window of the office.  Jemma helped decorate this one too!

This tree is filled with purple poinsettias, snowflakes, and icicles

 I have always had a fascination with British royalty.  I love all things royal and the story of Henry VIII is a fascinating tale of greed and selfishness.  The six wives of Henry each had their own story unfold and each played a vital role in the court.  I just love it!  Every time I visit London, they have Henry and his wives felt ornaments.  I always wanted them, but never bought them until my last visit.  I bought all of them plus Queen Elizabeth!  I put them all on a small tree in our room!  So fun!!

Queen Elizabeth

 Jemma's tree is an eclectic mix of ornaments that we buy for her every year, ones that she has made and ones that she has "borrowed" from the big tree!  Her room is a minty green.  I was taking these pictures quickly so they aren't true to color!  She also adds a piece to her advent scene every night.  She loves to add each piece where it goes!

I have garland around her canopy top.  She added the ornaments this year!  The picture of her sleeping was last year on Christmas Eve!

The tree in our foyer

Every year I take a silhouette of Jemma in the tree.  I just love them. 

This is what Christmas is all about.