home sweet home: a merry little christmas

Happy Holidays from Naperville (2012). 

Some pictures of our home at the holidays: 

Oh Christmas bush, oh christmas bush...

Trae got great laughs out of my version of  a 'charlie-brown' Christmas tree, 

and by tree, I mean branches that appear to be assembled in a shrub-like formation.  

Angel & Star ornament from the Apparent Project in Haiti:

Plaza, I didn't forget you!

Even the fridge, stove, & mop-sink felt the cheer of the holiday season:

Cookies for the Neighbors:

Exterior:

Finally, here are some pictures of downtown Naperville during the Holiday Season: