Great idea travelmel! You have some great photos that you have shared. Love yours too, Kathleen27 and DisneyLaura. I just love corn mazes!
We don't celebrate Halloween so I have nothing to offer there. And really the few Christmas ones I have are not so great but they do at least show the spirit of things around our house.
This is one of my favorite photos. I don't decorate a whole lot outside because I have to do all the work but I do put up a few icicle lights and some light up deer. My kitty, Ezri, thinks she's one of the deer.
I guess if I show you a shot of our cat I need to give the same consideration for our dog, Tess. Here she is dressed for the holiday. Just like trying to get a child to sit still, she wouldn't cooperate and smile for the camera!
We don't do the traditional meal of turkey and dressing. Instead our tradition has always been tied to whatever bounty my husband has brought home for the year. For the first 12 or so years we had chicken fried elk or deer. The last few years we have had fried dove. The greatest part is that if he hunts it, he cooks it! (I have never cooked a turkey in my life!) Unfortunately, the trade is that I have to clean up the mess which is always quite substantial! Anyway, here's the DH and SIL rustling up some Christmas dinner.
Here's what the younger boys do while the men do all the cooking.
Here's the sisters snuggling up together. Notice I used to collect the animated Disney characters in the background.
We don't have much family anymore but we do invite our adopted granny. She usually comes sporting her Santa hat but I missed catching her with it on. The other haggard looking gal is me. Have you ever found that when you have young children who get up at sunrise to open Santa's gifts there is not much time for mom to even get dressed? I think all our Christmas photos have me in my pjs. While I don't have to do all the cooking, I do contribute by cooking the side dishes and spend the day running around doing stuff like a mad woman.... usually in my jammies!
I collect snowmen. Here's a few on our mantle.