Smith Family Festival of Trees!

We've been busy bees with our holiday preparations here at the Smith household!  We have 7 trees...yep, it's the "Festival of Trees" at our house!  (This drives Chilly absolutely bonkers!)  I'm sure Santa will be completely confused when he arrives!  He'll probably try to find a liquor cabinet from the stress of it all! (sorry Santa...no liquor cabinet here!)


Here is the Smith Family Festival of Trees rundown...

The FAMILY TREE ~ covered in heirloom ornaments, family photos, hand~crafted ornies from the kiddos and crocheted snowflakes from my grandma, Gigi....

(taken while we were still in the process of decorating it...)

Irish Dancer Girl's Tree ~ a six foot white tree filled with fairy finery, fashionistas, princesses and pretty things...

Teen Caveboy's Tree ~ covered in his favorite cartoon characters and Nightmare Before Christmas pals with a big Jack Skellington sitting at the top...(I was forbidden to photograph it by TC...ugh...teenagers...)


S'mores Tree ~ we have a tree devoted entirely to S'mores...I have no idea why I let my kids drag me down this marshmallow road...(our S'mores kept getting washed out by my flash...these are imposters posing as our s'mores...)

The Kitchen Tree ~ filled with cookies and candies...

 

(apparently, zombies love this tree...they keep showing up here in groups...I know that dreadful moaning I heard coming from the kitchen must have been zombie caroling...they left this behind...)

Petite Pink Princess Tree with Tiara Topper ~ in Irish Dancer Girl's room....


Black Tree ~ in Teen Caveboy's bunker....covered in Coca Cola ornaments, red lights, and black & red plaid ribbon...I love this tree!


I even have a teeny tiny Charlie Brown tree on my desk...

So, there you have it!  We are tree decorating fools around here!  My goal is to find a vintage aluminum tree for next year!


And speaking of zombies...

Zombie, I tried to warn you...I'm sure being skewered by a unicorn and surrounded by jeering princesses is your idea of a fabulous time...(scroll down to the post below if you're confused...)

Wishing you all a very happy Tuesday!  

xoxo
 

ps...for those who've inquired about Chilly...We received some difficult news this past Friday...Chilly's kidneys appear to be failing rapidly.  This is putting more stress on his already very damaged heart.  They are watching him very closely for another stroke as well.  His eyesight is starting to deteriorate again due to the extensive vascular damage in his body.  We are just grateful that he is home with us and that we can be together this Christmas. 

Your very kind words and prayers are deeply appreciated.  It really does make a difference in our lives knowing so many people send their love.  We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!