Blog Date & Christmas Lights

My blog idol Catherine has told me that my blog needed some help, so we have been planning on getting together to have a blog date to add some cuteness to it.  It is still a work in progress, but I think it is quite amazing right now just need a few more frills.  I just want my blog as cute at Catherine's and Teri's so I need to figure out how to add photos and the fancy collage aspect to it. Our date got interrupted when the cousins came over to tell us that we were going to go look at Christmas Lights. I LOVE looking at Christmas lights so we finished the blog date and went out.

We went to one neighborhood that the entire cul-de-sac had lights that danced to the music...it was fantastic!  Then we went to my favorite house in Murrieta.  He is an older gentleman that starts decorating his house on Labor Day weekend.  There is absolutely no one part of his house that is not covered in lights.  He even lets you in his house to see his village and backyard that has a train and how to say Merry Christmas around the world.  His show lasts about 10 mins. complete with music, dancing lights, and video.  I can't wait to see what he has in store for Christmas 2011!

Wagner's Penguin Encounter

I LOVE decorating the for all of the holidays.  Since we moved into our own home in February I have had so much fun decorating the entire house for all the holidays. Although I have been secretly waiting for Christmas because I have the most decorations for this holiday. On Black Friday I made Josh get all of the Christmas boxes down so I could start decorating the house.  I had no idea at how much I have collected these past few years until I started unwrapping everything.  Needless to say I have a TON of penguin paraphernalia....example....3 cookie jars, 7 coffee mugs (I don't even drink coffee), tons & tons of dishes, and other odds and ends.

Once I started putting items into place and stood back and took a look I got the feeling that I was at the Penguin Encounter as Sea World.  Here are some pictures to prove it....Living room, Family room, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Kitchen table...you get the picture.

I am just a little obsessed...

 :::My Mom getting in on the action:::

 :::Josh adding the tree topper:::

 :::1,200 Lights:::

 :::Penguins in the Hutch:::

 :::Found lighted garland, oh and another penguin sign:::

 :::Love Penguin's so much I covered up the Bloodhound calendar:::

 :::Family Stockings minus Josh's:::

 :::Penguin's invaded the bathroom as well:::

:::Our front yard:::