A Christmas Home Tour and Some Of Our Holiday Activities

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  I will be taking a two week blog break and will see you back on January 7, 2025.  In the meantime, I thought you'd enjoy this video of our home decorated for Christmas.  I actually simplified the decor this year because there was only three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and I went with more unadorned greens with simple bows. I really like the way it turned out, I think the trend this year for Christmas decor was more natural and simple, so it all worked out in the end.

         Odds and ends of our holiday celebrations

I did put our tree up at Thanksgiving so we could take Christmas photos and have them ready for Christmas cards (although I did move the tree since then because it wasn't working out where it was).  I went with a simple all gold tree this year to coordinate with the more simple Christmas decor.  The kids all wore blue and green.

                              Holiday Photos

Kriskindlmarket

Hubby and I spent the following weekend in La Crosse Wisconsin and enjoyed the Kriskindlmarket in Sparta and the La Crosse Rotary Lights.

We were so fortunate to have a rare warm weekend in December in Wisconsin.  It was almost 50 degrees during the day and in the 40s after dark.  It was so nice! I didn't even need a winter coat!  It was buzzing everywhere we went that weekend because of the warm weather.  Everyone was out and about enjoying the holiday events without the freezing cold.

The Grinch was hysterical! He did such a great job staying in character!

The last time we went to the Kriskindlmarket it was during the day.  It was so nice going at night and seeing it all lit up!  It was so pretty!

La Crosse Rotary Lights

We roasted marshmallows at the La Crosse Rotary Lights

I don't know why, but the lights seemed brighter than ever this year!

And finally, a photo of Jackson.  I think he is annoyed that Christmas decorations are in the way of his usual perch. 😁

For more information on the Sparta Kriskindlmarket and the La Crosse Rotary Lights see these posts:

La Crosse Rotary Lights

Enjoying Some Old-World Holiday Fun at "Kriskindlmarket" in Sparta Wisconsin

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  Amy

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The 2020 La Crosse Rotary Lights and Christmas Break Announcement

I will be taking a two week Christmas Break to celebrate the birth of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!  I will return after the New Year.  In the meantime, enjoy these holiday light pictures from the LaCrosse Rotary Lights.  This light display is in the top ten holiday light show in the state and we are very fortunate to only live within an hours drive.  We don't make it there every year.  The first time we were there was in 2017 and then we went back in 2018 with our granddaughter, but we haven't been back there until this year.  We were in the area hiking the Lower Hixon Trails and by the time we had dinner it was already dark, so we thought "Let's go see the Rotary Lights".  I was glad we did, because they added a lot of fun new attractions, like these cute photo frames to take your picture!

My daughter and her family had to return home early Thanksgiving weekend because her husband had a plane to catch the next day, but my son was able to join us!

There were a few thing different this year because of Covid, like the children couldn't sit on Santa's lap but they could still visit him in a window.

They also didn't have a full choir or all the nativity stations filled with live biblical characters.

But Santa's reindeer were still here!

Someone had a great sense of humor and put masks on all the reindeer. 

Here is another photo shoot opportunity.  I loved this one!  So romantic by the fire place.  They had so many spots where you could take great pictures.

To our surprise, the carriage rides were up and running this year.

I don't know when it was built, but they appeared to have a new amphitheater.  My husband and I were awestruck at the amazing construction of it.  The wood beams were incredible!

Here is a close up on the underside of the roof.  Isn't it amazing?

They still had Mary and Joseph and the Baby Jesus in the nativity section.

You can also sit in Santa's Sleigh to take pictures too!  

 Pretty incredible, eh?  There is another light display slightly closer to home that we hope to take our grandchildren to when they come home for Christmas, but the LaCrosse one is definitely the best!

Have A Merry Christmas!  Amy

On Christmas Break

From My Home and Heart to Yours:  MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I will be taking a two week break so I can spend a lot of time cuddling with these two little ones!  I will return to a regular blogging schedule on January 6th!

Have A Great Holiday!  Amy