2013 Wrap Up Pt. II

Since I took so many photos over the Christmas holiday I had to break this into two posts!  Here are the rest of the photos from the end of the year including some baking that my Mother-in-Law and I did together, the tree that we decorated at my Mom's house and the beautiful tablescape that my sister designed for our Christmas dinner.

That concludes 2013 and our festivities.  I hope yours was enjoyable as well!

Tree Trimming- Myers Edition

To end this week of Christmas decor reveals, we have reached the grande finale...the tree!  I try to use non-traditional colors each year and combinations that I haven't done before.  This year I hit pinterest for some inspiration and came across images like this-

Source: artssake.tumblr.com via Krysta on Pinterest

I immediately decided to "color block" this year- silver/white on the top, blue on the bottom.  Last Sunday we put the tree up and I LOVE the result...I just can't stop staring at it.  So here it is...

Great minds must think alike because I was over at the Young House Love blog on Wednesday and saw that they used the same color blocking technique for their tree :)

Now it's your turn!  Have you trimmed your tree?  If so leave your link in the comments so that I can check it out!

(I am linking up for the Christmas Cheer Link Party at Honey We're Home and at DIY Showoff)

Tree Trimming- Mom Edition

Last year was the first time in around 17 years that we got a real Christmas tree for my Mom's house and we decided to get another one this year.  The lot that we went to last year was in a nursery parking lot, but there is now a package store there (I guess alcohol trumps plants).  We ended up finding another lot this past weekend and got a great tree!  The lot was called Randy's Christmas Trees and they had the cutest set up.

My mom in the front and my sister in the back :)

This is the tree that we chose.

Then we did a little tree trimming.  Her tree colors this year are green and purple ornaments (my choice) with multicolored and white lights.  Simon came over to her house after he got off of work...he was a trooper...he helped with half of the lights then took a long nap, ha!

My ornament from babyhood

I'm sure her house is now filled with that fresh pine scent!