Our Christmas wreath (kinda hard to see w/ a black door) & a candle in the window.
Our cute lil' house lit up w/ a candle in each window. Apparently this is a New England holiday tradition ... symbolizing the warmth & security of the family hearth, as well as loyalty to family members & loved ones not present in the home. (kind of along the lines of , "We'll leave a light on for ya!") And in Colonial America a candle in the window was used to honor dignitaries, announce births & just plain celebrate. Whatever the history, I've loved the idea from the first time I saw it, many Christmases ago at the beginning of my stint in New England. I've always wanted to duplicate it in my own home. So... :)
My only wish is that our home had a fireplace. But in its absence, the staircase will have to suffice as the home of our Christmas Stockings.
And - the true star of the show - O' Christmas Tree!!The tree was put up the weekend after Thanksgiving this year. We have never put it up that early before. Perhaps it's the new house but I really loved having it up for so long. Christmas seems to come & go so quickly each year. It's been nice to see the tree up early.
However, it might be tough on the boys. Since putting it up, they asked each morning for about a week, "Is today Christmas morning?" But once December rolled around & we got our Christmas count-down calendar up & running, that helped!
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