One of my favorite things about the Christmas season is how warm and cozy the house looks and feels. Here's a little glimpse into what the Zajas home looks like right now...
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Growing up, my family always had the tradition of getting one new ornament each Christmas that represented something from that year. Now, at my parents' house the tree tells our family's life story. Jonathan and I started doing this tradition for our own little family, and we love it.
This ornament is from our first Christmas together as a married couple.
This is last year's ornament--celebrating when Max joined our family.
It took us forever to find an ornament for this year, because apparently no one sells Nashville ornaments (at least none that we liked and that didn't have the Predators on it.) So we found this magnet at a gift store and turned it into an ornament. :) Hot glue gun to the rescue!
Our Christmas tree.
You can see that we wrapped the frames on the wall behind the tree. This was something my mom did at Christmastime when I was a kid, and we've found it to be an inexpensive way to make the room more festive!
I tried to be a little creative with my wrapping this year, and I had SO much fun with it! I used Kraft paper, red ribbon, and an old atlas to spruce up husband's packages this year. (He wrapped mine in Kraft paper and twine, which I think is simple and beautiful as well.)
Being a Maine native myself, I can't help but love Moose. They are such beautiful and majestic creatures. One year, as my family was sitting down for dessert, a Moose came and looked into our dining room window. haha, such a fun childhood memory! We always joke that it would've been even funnier if the dessert we were having was chocolate mousse. :)
Santa Spud is sporting a slightly different look this year.
(I think we have my brother and sisters to thank for this.) :)
I made this Merry Christmas garland out of normal white printer paper and some white string. I attached the letters to the string by folding a piece of scotch tape over the top of the letters with the string in between. Very very simple and cheap!
Even Max is all dressed up and ready to celebrate!
Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! I hope you're all relaxing and enjoying this time with your families.
Do you see that tape dispenser there? Yeah, I was pretty excited about that! I had spotted it at the store a few weeks ago and commented on how cool it was. And husband remembered! When I opened it and squealed with delight he said, "Only you would get excited about a tape dispenser." haha.
After we opened our gifts, it was time for our traditional Christmas breakfast! Cinnamon rolls and Christmas Cokes. (don't judge...we normally don't drink soda for breakfast, but this was a special occasion :) Yummy!
We spent the rest of the morning relaxing and playing with our "toys". :) 
For Christmas dinner, we kept things simple since it was just the two of us...I made a honeyed ham with creamy mashed potatoes and garlic green beans as sides. Mmmm...
The rest of the day was spent playing in the snow (which I'll share tomorrow), going to the movies, playing games at home, and just relaxing and enjoying the day together. It was perfect.
What did you do to celebrate on Christmas day? 
This time of year always reminds me of the things in life that are most important. I hope that you and your family can spend some time together, away from the hustle and bustle, to take the time to remember what Christmas is all about. 
