Merry Christmas

This is the best we could do for a family Christmas picture as it was just the 4 of us.

We hope you and your families have a very Merry Christmas!

Love, Ray, Amye, Jackson (4) and Macklin (2)

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A Special Christmas Poem

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McCalla Raymer Open House

As many of you know, Ray took a new position with a law firm out of Atlanta about 5 months ago. While its been stressful and busy, he's really enjoying the change and business is really good. He decided to host a Christmas Open House to open the office up to friends, clients and potential clients and it was a great success! We had a lot of fun planning and hosting the event--here are a few pictures of how it turned out.

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School Christmas Parties

The boys have been pretty excited about their room Christmas parties, mostly because there are cupcakes and candy of some sort involved they get to ingest quickly and multiple times! I was THRILLED this year that we donated money to a party fund and the teachers handled the rest--THANK YOU PRECIOUS TEACHERS! Here are a few pictures of all the fun!

Jackson's Class enjoying "The Night Before Christmas" during story time

Macklin's class singing "Jingle Bells" during Christmas carols

 Macklin entranced by his train stickers from Santa; Jackson's classroom wish list to Santa

Macklin full of sugar and ready to head home!

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Christmas LOVE, Part 2

I just can't get enough of Christmas decorating and recently, I've gotten newsletters and magazines full of wonderful Christmas inspiration. Since my first Christmas LOVE post was short and sweet, I thought I'd do a part 2 so I could share a bit more of the love--Merry Christmas!

Colorful Ornament Mantel courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Beautiful Entry adorned with a Cushion Moss Wreath courtesy of Martha Stewart Living

(learn how to make the wreath here)

Christmas filled Guestroom courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

(complete with furry playmates)

Simple Jingle Bell Wreath courtesy of Martha Stewart Living

Christmas Card Garland Display courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Rustic Casual Christmas courtesy of Southern Living

Outdoor Ornaments courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Simple Wreath adorns Family Heirlooms courtesy of Martha Stewart Living

Leftover Ornaments Bowl courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Cedar & Icicle Dripped Mantel courtesy of Martha Stewart Living

 Ornament infused Garland courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

Outdoor Sitting Porch decorations courtesy of Southern Living

Ornament Garland courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens

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Christmas Decorating

Decorating is always a task at our house because I like to add a touch of Christmas in EVERY room. That can be a bit challenging with our current home (its a bit bigger than we'd like) so this year, we added touches to the rooms we frequent the most. Here's our Holiday Home Tour, hope you like what you see!

Dining Room

Foyer

Study

 Entry Hallway

Kitchen

 

 

Living Room

Boys Bathroom

Master Bedroom 

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