Going Home!

I went home last week for the Holidays! It was the warmest December I remember ever having there in years.  It was in the 40’s, literally no snow on the ground, and the lakes were barely frozen over.   It was kind of a disappointment not having the snow on the ground to show my love, but well, needless to say, I kind of enjoyed it too 😉

This is my favorite Christmas decoration in my mom’s house.  She made this in a ceramic class.  One thing she said she forgot to add to it were his eyelashes, but still it’s my favorite.  I think I ask to have it every time I visit 😉 lol

So, of course I had to take a picture of it to share it with all of you!

When it comes to decorations, my mom is very good at using all avenues of space.  When you enter her home, you are drawn to how much is on the walls, and how much is on the shelves, but yet, it is organized, and looks very awesome!

I like how she utilizes the space, and how she is very creative with the space she uses.  For example, the basket below filled with ornaments.  It’s so simple, but it really made for a great centerpiece on the table below.

Is it like this at your home where the animals just love laying under that Christmas tree?  The cat loved being under there watching everyone around her.

And then at my dad’s house, the adorable dog Riley found their way under the Christmas tree, and it made for a great picture opportunity!  They sure look adorable under there, don’t they? 
On Christmas Day, my dad and stepmom took the family bowling. It was a ton of fun. It had been ages since I went bowling, and got some great pictures along the way.

I never pose like I did below.  The bowling brought out the silliness in me, and it felt good.  I rarely let myself loose, and I need to learn how to do that more!

These are my fraternal twin sisters.  They’re 16 this year, and are adorable.  It’s been amazing watching them come into their own, and for them to show more personality than ever with this last visit to see them.

And below is another one of my sister’s.  It is her birthday tomorrow.  Happy Birthday MacKenzie!

And below is my little brother.  I found out he didn’t like getting his picture taken 😉 He’s going to kill me for sharing this one!

He is the sports fanatic around town! He plays football and showed us his awesome football video that was put together during the last season. And he showed us some funny videos while visiting via youtube.

And here you have my silliness at best.  One of my photography groups gave us an assignment of coming up with a self portrait so while I was home I was taking a  lot of silly self portraits that didn’t turn out all that great.  This wasn’t the one I went with, but I like how this one turned out.  I’m not even looking at the camera, but it is a GREAT environmental shot!

The holidays were good, although, there wasn’t much sight seeing that happened while home, it was truly a wonderful feeling being around family, and that was what I needed more than anything.