It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas...

The craziness of the last regular week of school is done at the school I work at. It is a relief. This weekend we were able to make our lives a bit more Christmasy. We got the tree up and decorated, there are snowflakes glittering in the windows and the kids have put up their towns. This is Ellie's first year for designing her villiage. It goes on the bookshelf in the old livingroom. The buildings are lit up, as well as the fake, downy snow. She moves the people around each day so that their lives are more interesting. I think she did a bang up job. The villiage in the kitchen is Ethan's domain. He has done this for several years running. There is a bit of design and a bit of humor. Last year the Hobbits and Gandalf were off in the snowy hills above the town. This time they are smack dab in the middle of the square. Gandalf is thinking about seeing Santa, getting cookies from Mrs. Claus, or going into the library. Oh, so many choices. Sam and Frodo are headed towards the skating pod for a little fun.

My kitchen also features four little windows that I adore. I have a dream of having seasonal decorations for every month of the year. Here you can see how three of them look. The snowbabies are from Germany. They are made of clay and cotton. They are nothing like the snowbabies you can buy now. The next window over is a bit more modern and funky. Love the metal tree. The window with the glass bell is my favorite. The angel with the candle is from my childhood.

Now back to the creating and later to the baking...