@@jessiejvr1783 Hello, the cardinal's crimson red color is a reminder of Jesus's blood that he shed for us on the cross. Cardinals also look beautiful in the winter against the white snow. Have a blessed weekend. 🙏🏼😇
OMG Benjamin just melts my heart! One day Laura, don’t be surprised when he takes over the videos. When he had the camera, and started his commentary, I just started to smile really hard. So precious 🥰
It is so nice you include Benjamin, especially in the videos because they grow up so fast and now you have the video to remember him as he grows into a man.
Yes to wreaths on the barn around the lights, yes to big bright old-fashioned Christmas lights, yes to cardinals in the trees on the porch, and yes to putting Christmas displays together naturally using what you gave on hand. Love seeing you and Benjamin working together and watching his developing vlogger skills! It melts my heart to see the beautiful life you and Aaron are building for your babies. 💗
Good morning, Laura ☕️ Benjamin is such a sweet boy! Watching him struggle coming out the door, taking the camera and then sweeping 🧹 for you; such a kind soul 🥰 As always, your “little” projects turn out beautiful! Have a Blessed Day! 😊🐈
🎄Good day to all! I just love Benjamin, ‘this is cute’ - a designer’s eye, just like Mom and Grandmother! Soooo adorable. Coffee is good, but being with you all makes my day even better. Enjoy a blessed day. Thank you again so much, Laura and Benjamin 🤗🤶🏻❤️
Also have to say, once my children got older, I just wasn't really excited to go all out on decorations. However, I have a little grand baby now and he is almost two. Must say, he is bringing the little kid in me out again lol. Getting excited all over again! Hahaha. Next year he'll be even more fun as he will be even more aware. Can't wait!
Yes, Michelle, there is such a gentleness when Laura speaks to Benjamin. She takes time to explain why something might not work and offers alternative options instead of just saying "no". She and Aaron both give Benjamin and Samantha Grace the gift of their time.
Hehe I think Benjamin needs more side videos. He is always soooooo cute in the videos and Laura you're responses to him are always so well said. I would have been more worried about my son breaking the carolers then letting him just be himself and help me decorate. I know we don't see the behind the scenes every day stuff and there are the harsher side of parenting mements, but I just want to encourage you to keep up the calm, enjoying my kids vibe that you give off in these videos. You're a great Momma!
Laura, I love how you handed the camera to Benjamin. The Christmas trees in pots is a brilliant idea. I also love using red cardinals in my decorations. So woodland and adds the red bright color. 🕊🌲❤️💚🔔
Laura, thank you so much for opening a whole new world of Christmas delight for me! Decorating doesn’t come naturally to me. In fact, I used to dread holiday decorating, but you have shown me so many ways to use natural things from my garden and items I already have that I’m now excited about creating new arrangements, and I’m even thinking about making some to give to others. Thank you so much for your continued inspiration throughout the entire year! May you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed year!
That's beautiful Sheila!! As Laura shares her incredible gifts with us, we blossom too and the vibration is carried around the world. This is how we ALL can make a difference; share something that brings you joy with another human being❣
I absolutely love the pots on the porch with the cardinals! I got a flocked pencil tree and put 3 cardinals in it. Thank you for the inspiration. You are so talented and Benjamin is adorable as usual.
I love the cardinals! I think putting them on the dogwood branches was a great idea as they move a bit and look so natural. And the big light bulbs remind me of when I was a kid in the 60's. We had those on our Christmas tree and they always bring such fun memories for me.
Laura, I would think that investing in having those matching wrought iron handrails for the other porch would be a historical gift to the house. Having a local artist make them to match will create one of those stories that stay with the house and make it very special. I think it would look gorgeous and give your house that continuity on both porches and would look stunning. We have tried to add to the beauty of our home by giving it extra special touches and the matching railings would be so classy and a lasting addition to the home. Merry Christmas. 🥰
I so agree! And I wouldn’t wait too long to have them done. You just never know when the opportunity might disappear forever. If something would happen to the artisan, finding someone else who could do the work to match the gorgeous design might be extremely difficult.
@@joycemeinhardt425 That was my exact thought as I was watching this video. You just never know what tomorrow brings so I agree I wouldn't wait to long and maybe miss the opportunity.
I love the relaxed attitude of decorating you’re doing this year. Less stress is always best!!🤗 Maybe it’s the second baby phenomenon - no time to be “perfect” 😄 It’s all lovely and giving us Great ideas!! With your little elf helper🥰 Thank you!!!
I actually really like the pots with the birds. In a way, it matches your efforts to leave plants that allow the birds to forage from. Benjamin’s little voice saying ‘they look cute’ as he set the decor pieces on the table…adorable to see him getting more and more involved along side you. Such a fun age!
Stunning, Laura, as usual. Kids are the reason you don’t put as much emphasis on getting each project done on a “perfect” schedule. Kids.....but they are the reason these projects become more important in establishing your Christmas traditions. God bless!
Love those old lights! But there's probably like ONE bulb burnt out in the non-working one & you have to go through one by one to test, which is a pain, lol! But once you find the burnt out one & replace it with a new bulb, it should work for ya! And yes, put wreaths or some type of pine-y fluff around the barn lights, that will be so cute!
I can see Benjamin already beginning to pick up the “reporter” vibe that you have Laura, with enjoyment and enthusiasm you exhibit. He’s gonna be quite the commentator I think. It’s so adorable. Love the decorating and how they turned out. Thank you for the joy!
Benjamin ohhh such a sweet boy, love when he helps you, "gonna sweep out here so it's clean and new". Those deer are really beautiful and all the deco you've done, the Cardinals on the branches set them off with the pillows. It's such fun Christmas decorating with the kiddos.
Yes, Yes on the barn wreaths! It would be beautiful as it’s the perfect backdrop! When you first started on front porch, I was thinking how pretty some cardinals would look on the branches and was excited to see you put them on - looks beautiful like it is, no extra tree needed. Just Lovely!
I can so identify with the way you decorate; just go through what you have and decide how you might use it. I can get so intimidated with the blogs that have a whole theme planned and everything all lined up to go, because I just can’t think like that. I love how you just naturally put it all together and it just evolves. Happy surprises! Your son is so cute and eager to help. You are definitely getting him trained right! Love your videos!
@@allysonh6410 "We're All In This Together"... anyone want to hang some cute pictures in their windows? How about driveby birthday parties? Maybe being under curfew and not "allowed" to leave our own homes after 8 pm? Thanks to ALL who bowed down and licked the filthy boots. (Not)
absolutely love the trees with big vintage lights...and that Hawaiin inspired Christmas twang made my heart smile. Your centerpiece is perfect for the space and may I suggest adding either rocks or sandbox sand to the base to keep the trees from blowing over in the wind. We live in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and I have to weight everything down. Laura, glad to hear that you are simplifying your style. I'm sure it's a result of adding another child to the family. It happens to all of us.
I am looking forward to the day when Benjamin is a little older and starts posting his own project vlogs on the channel. Can’t you see that happening? So adorable. My little Benjamin loves working in the garden with mama too! Beautiful project as usual! Looks great!
One of the things I’ve liked about this week’s videos is how you use what you have and what you forage from your own garden to make your house look festive. I love how you add charm little by little without stress. OMG, Benjamin is such a great helper, can’t wait to see Samantha Grace tagging along too. Thank you for your ideas and inspiration.
i appreciate that you are "making do" with older on-hand supplies for some of the small projects. i get lazy and lean toward buying new, but i have some useful old things, just need to get them out! ty
Just perfect. I love the cardinals on the twigs and that gorgeous wreath. The whole transformation - just so beautiful! And then there is Benjamin the Director and Cameraman. Love it!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everything looks beautiful. I like the simplicity of the displays. Sometimes less is more. You captured that perfectly In Today’s video
I love those big colorful lights you used! I always have a Cardinal on my tree, when my younger sister passed away a Cardinal started visiting me regularly, coincidence, maybe, I choose to believe she visits to comfort me. As always Benjamin is a cutie!
Thank you so much for brightening my mornings and helping my day to start off on a positive note. We’ve had a lot of sickness and 5 deaths in my family this year. We are undergoing a huge grieving aftermath now during the holidays especially. Your videos are so happy and seeing sweet Benjamin helping you with the camera brings a big smile to my face. Thank you.
Beautiful. I can't wait for the tour!....Benjamin is so sweet the way he tries to video like you do. Everything looks great. I thought you were going to show the deer also! Boo. lol
Hi Laura and family, you did great with this area I love it, makes me want to go and get 2 small trees and put them in my containers up in the front yard, makes my heart melt when Benjamin right there helping you reminds me of my kids helping me for Christmas when they were his age. Can't wait to see everything when you and Aaron are done, you all make it magical. Have a great rest of the day.
Benjamin is going to be a natural in front of the camera! It's been so much fun watching his personality blossom this year. Just curious, does he have any idea that he has friends wishing him well from all over the world? Does he know that all of his friends see him in the videos?
Absolutely leave the Cardinals on the branches!!! I love it! I'm not usually a fan of colored lights but I love those big bulbs!!! Takes me back to my grandparents house growing up when my grandfather would start decorating in October to have everything ready for Christmas. You could see their house from the interstate and the made the front page of the Atlanta Journal. People from all over would come and see their light display.
Absolutely keep the cardinals, they are perfect! Thank you for the inspiration all year but especially the ideas around the holidays. And Benjamin is so sweet and polite, adorable.
Gorgeous! I like the simpler theme. Love the outdoor lot trees. So cute! Maybe you could add a little green wreath on each column to the right side when you do the window boxes.
Lovely decor. Just a thought. After putting lights on the trees, you can adjust the color duplication, by just unscrewing a bulb or two and switching or exchanging it out. Better balance of colors.
It looks so good. I love the simple red-on-green look by the door. I've noticed the older I get the more I'm actually starting to like the large Christmas lights. I wasn't a huge fan in years past but those are reminiscent of the large old vintage lights my grandparents had when I was a kid and I'm starting to love them again.
💚💜Benjamin your adorable! Time stamp 3:29 his hand on his hip so cute😊. The deer are perfect!! Wreaths on barn will look nice. I think that bird on the pillow with the magnolia is a song bird or just a finch. Them trees are very pretty exspeacily the pots you made up with cardinals and that berry wreath omy just gorgeous .You do such a great job on your house!! Have a fun day!! 🎅🤶🧑🎄👼🐈🐈❤🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦😊
Laura I think it all looks SO FESTIVE & Beautiful!! BUT.. you didn’t mention the OBVIOUS… the “NEW brick sidewalk,” that is NOW straight with the entrance way and how pleasing to the eye with all your beautiful decor you have added. LOVE IT ALL!! ✨🌲
It looks so beautiful Laura. I love the cardinals too. The porch look cozy and relaxing that I will like to be there chatting with you drinking a cup of coffe. 😊
Wooo hooo the big lights look so storybook candylandish! I'm just loving them - the branches looked sparse until greenery, more branches, and clip on birds - then waaalaaa transformation!! Excitement continues ❤️👏🎄
Benjamin makes every video more fun. When he brought out the broom, my heart swelled. You know, there are a lot of sweet little boys - and many of us have one of our own, even if they are all grown up - but there's something extra special about your little Benjamin. He's a real treasure and I'm grateful that you allow him to appear so naturally and frequently in your videos. ~ Lisa
Those big lights remind me of my childhood. When times were simple and no so stressful. Good for you on taking a relaxing approach to decorating, seems we always stress too much and takes the joy out of doing it. Happy Holidays to you and your family Laura!
Loving your new approach to decorating outside, it's so much less stressful for sure! Seeing Benjamin helping you and "being you" while holding the camera is just so presious! LOVE the idea using the cut trees in pots, that's so cool, do you have to water it at all? I sure admire you and all that you do to help us in the gardening community!
I love Laura's ability to say let's see what lights we have, what size extension cord so we need, oh, and a stake would be good, that one looks good! I strive for such an awesome set up!! :)
Love the small trees just heading to local yacht club that Iam a member to do planters with fresh greens from trees on the property a perfect day about 48 degrees or 9 degree s celcius in southern ontario at bottom of Lake Huron great view as working on the planters today .You give me inspiration every day wanting to be in the garden or planning for garden now working on plans for all my siblings gardens and the Sarnia yatcht club been a member for 21 years and not a lot of changes on that property for the last 48 years till new walkways around the basin hoping can convince to plant more perennials other than hostas in the next few years to add more colour we will see but you given me a direction in my life since I lost my husband early last year thank you gardening makes me smile Now ! 😀😍
how cute and Benjamin does great camera/voiceover work!! he'll be doing his own videos soon!! love the simplicity of the trees and even the casual planning... i think having kids does that to you sometimes: you just kinda go with the flow because you have lots of interruptions! whatever gets done, gets done- whatever doesn't? it all still looks fantastic and no one is the wiser ❤ and now i think i need to put lights in the lemon cypress we have at the gate, duh... will have hubby get on that this weekend!! see? inspiration from you every day! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤
The cardinals look beautiful on the branches, it gives them a nice pop of color. 💚❤🎄
Hi! What's the story behind it? Why are cardinals linked with Christmas?
@@jessiejvr1783 Hello, the cardinal's crimson red color is a reminder of Jesus's blood that he shed for us on the cross. Cardinals also look beautiful in the winter against the white snow. Have a blessed weekend. 🙏🏼😇
OMG Benjamin just melts my heart! One day Laura, don’t be surprised when he takes over the videos. When he had the camera, and started his commentary, I just started to smile really hard. So precious 🥰
🥰 Agreed!
His excitement to decorate is so fun to watch!
So sweet!!!
We have been watching Benjamin grow into a lovely little boy !
The image leading up onto the porch with the tree inside visible, looks like an old fashion Christmas card! I love it!
It is so nice you include Benjamin, especially in the videos because they grow up so fast and now you have the video to remember him as he grows into a man.
Good morning everyone 🍂🍂🍁🍁🌾🌾☕🌅
You so inspire. Even those of us who have kinda lost the energy for all the trimmings after 70 years. Send Benjamin over with that broom!
The cardinals on the branches are the perfect touch
Yes to wreaths on the barn around the lights, yes to big bright old-fashioned Christmas lights, yes to cardinals in the trees on the porch, and yes to putting Christmas displays together naturally using what you gave on hand. Love seeing you and Benjamin working together and watching his developing vlogger skills! It melts my heart to see the beautiful life you and Aaron are building for your babies. 💗
I thought one big wreath on the window, would make more of a statement and less busy 🤷♀️
And yes to everything you said! I thought all of those things! Lol
Lights on the trellis' would be glorious! Multicoloured lights are my favourite for Christmas.
We learn the older we get simple is best!! I love your beautiful lights!!
Don’t stress!
Good morning, Laura ☕️ Benjamin is such a sweet boy! Watching him struggle coming out the door, taking the camera and then sweeping 🧹 for you; such a kind soul 🥰 As always, your “little” projects turn out beautiful! Have a Blessed Day! 😊🐈
And barefooted!! 🤔
I love your more relaxed approach. I feel more relaxed while watching. 😊
🎄Good day to all! I just love Benjamin, ‘this is cute’ - a designer’s eye, just like Mom and Grandmother! Soooo adorable. Coffee is good, but being with you all makes my day even better. Enjoy a blessed day. Thank you again so much, Laura and Benjamin 🤗🤶🏻❤️
Also have to say, once my children got older, I just wasn't really excited to go all out on decorations. However, I have a little grand baby now and he is almost two. Must say, he is bringing the little kid in me out again lol. Getting excited all over again! Hahaha. Next year he'll be even more fun as he will be even more aware. Can't wait!
I love the idea of wreaths on the barn, do it!!
You can hear so much love in her voice when she speaks to her son
Yes, Michelle, there is such a gentleness when Laura speaks to Benjamin. She takes time to explain why something might not work and offers alternative options instead of just saying "no". She and Aaron both give Benjamin and Samantha Grace the gift of their time.
Hehe I think Benjamin needs more side videos. He is always soooooo cute in the videos and Laura you're responses to him are always so well said. I would have been more worried about my son breaking the carolers then letting him just be himself and help me decorate. I know we don't see the behind the scenes every day stuff and there are the harsher side of parenting mements, but I just want to encourage you to keep up the calm, enjoying my kids vibe that you give off in these videos. You're a great Momma!
Laura, I love how you handed the camera to Benjamin. The Christmas trees in pots is a brilliant idea. I also love using red cardinals in my decorations. So woodland and adds the red bright color. 🕊🌲❤️💚🔔
All the red accents on the porch picked up that stained glass window! I’ve never noticed that before. Love what you did.
The stained glass window on your porch just blends in so perfectly with the Christmas decorations. Everything is beautiful! Love it!
I love that window too!
Yes! I thought that too when I saw it!
Yes, Darcy! I noticed that too! Looks like it was made for Christmas!🎄
Great eye! I totally missed that and went back to watch again.
Laura, thank you so much for opening a whole new world of Christmas delight for me! Decorating doesn’t come naturally to me. In fact, I used to dread holiday decorating, but you have shown me so many ways to use natural things from my garden and items I already have that I’m now excited about creating new arrangements, and I’m even thinking about making some to give to others. Thank you so much for your continued inspiration throughout the entire year! May you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed year!
That's beautiful Sheila!! As Laura shares her incredible gifts with us, we blossom too and the vibration is carried around the world. This is how we ALL can make a difference; share something that brings you joy with another human being❣
I absolutely love the pots on the porch with the cardinals! I got a flocked pencil tree and put 3 cardinals in it. Thank you for the inspiration. You are so talented and Benjamin is adorable as usual.
Gm 🌞 wreaths on the barn would be pretty! The wonderment of the holiday is great! B is too cute. 👏🎄💫
His little narration was so precious!
I’m a sucker for the big colorful bulbs! Love it!
I love the cardinals! I think putting them on the dogwood branches was a great idea as they move a bit and look so natural. And the big light bulbs remind me of when I was a kid in the 60's. We had those on our Christmas tree and they always bring such fun memories for me.
Please keep the beautiful red cardinals on the branches by your front door. They are beautiful.
Laura, I would think that investing in having those matching wrought iron handrails for the other porch would be a historical gift to the house. Having a local artist make them to match will create one of those stories that stay with the house and make it very special. I think it would look gorgeous and give your house that continuity on both porches and would look stunning. We have tried to add to the beauty of our home by giving it extra special touches and the matching railings would be so classy and a lasting addition to the home. Merry Christmas. 🥰
I so agree! And I wouldn’t wait too long to have them done. You just never know when the opportunity might disappear forever. If something would happen to the artisan, finding someone else who could do the work to match the gorgeous design might be extremely difficult.
@@joycemeinhardt425 That was my exact thought as I was watching this video. You just never know what tomorrow brings so I agree I wouldn't wait to long and maybe miss the opportunity.
I love the relaxed attitude of decorating you’re doing this year. Less stress is always best!!🤗 Maybe it’s the second baby phenomenon - no time to be “perfect” 😄 It’s all lovely and giving us Great ideas!! With your little elf helper🥰 Thank you!!!
I actually really like the pots with the birds. In a way, it matches your efforts to leave plants that allow the birds to forage from.
Benjamin’s little voice saying ‘they look cute’ as he set the decor pieces on the table…adorable to see him getting more and more involved along side you. Such a fun age!
Stunning, Laura, as usual. Kids are the reason you don’t put as much emphasis on getting each project done on a “perfect” schedule. Kids.....but they are the reason these projects become more important in establishing your Christmas traditions. God bless!
Love those old lights! But there's probably like ONE bulb burnt out in the non-working one & you have to go through one by one to test, which is a pain, lol! But once you find the burnt out one & replace it with a new bulb, it should work for ya! And yes, put wreaths or some type of pine-y fluff around the barn lights, that will be so cute!
Those pots with the red birds are beautiful! What a creative idea. Benjamin was so entertaining and what a good helper.
Leave the cardinals. They are perfect! Benjamin is such a good helper! Have a wonderful CHRISTmas!
Cardinals there are beautiful!! The red there ties everything together ❤
I can see Benjamin already beginning to pick up the “reporter” vibe that you have Laura, with enjoyment and enthusiasm you exhibit. He’s gonna be quite the commentator I think. It’s so adorable. Love the decorating and how they turned out. Thank you for the joy!
Benjamin ohhh such a sweet boy, love when he helps you, "gonna sweep out here so it's clean and new". Those deer are really beautiful and all the deco you've done, the Cardinals on the branches set them off with the pillows. It's such fun Christmas decorating with the kiddos.
The cardinals and pops of red make your porch beautiful! Cardinals are symbolic of loved ones visiting and so precious
Yes, Yes on the barn wreaths! It would be beautiful as it’s the perfect backdrop! When you first started on front porch, I was thinking how pretty some cardinals would look on the branches and was excited to see you put them on - looks beautiful like it is, no extra tree needed. Just Lovely!
Please Laura, keep the cardinals there! I loved what you did with that space!
I can so identify with the way you decorate; just go through what you have and decide how you might use it. I can get so intimidated with the blogs that have a whole theme planned and everything all lined up to go, because I just can’t think like that. I love how you just naturally put it all together and it just evolves. Happy surprises! Your son is so cute and eager to help. You are definitely getting him trained right! Love your videos!
Yes! It's kinda like that saying "Just be you. Everyone else is taken" 😂😂🤪🤷♀️
@@allysonh6410 "We're All In This Together"... anyone want to hang some cute pictures in their windows? How about driveby birthday parties? Maybe being under curfew and not "allowed" to leave our own homes after 8 pm? Thanks to ALL who bowed down and licked the filthy boots. (Not)
All the trees look fantastic!!! The old fashioned big light bulbs are so fun for Christmas 🎄 ☺
absolutely love the trees with big vintage lights...and that Hawaiin inspired Christmas twang made my heart smile. Your centerpiece is perfect for the space and may I suggest adding either rocks or sandbox sand to the base to keep the trees from blowing over in the wind. We live in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and I have to weight everything down. Laura, glad to hear that you are simplifying your style. I'm sure it's a result of adding another child to the family. It happens to all of us.
I am looking forward to the day when Benjamin is a little older and starts posting his own project vlogs on the channel. Can’t you see that happening? So adorable. My little Benjamin loves working in the garden with mama too!
Beautiful project as usual! Looks great!
One of the things I’ve liked about this week’s videos is how you use what you have and what you forage from your own garden to make your house look festive. I love how you add charm little by little without stress. OMG, Benjamin is such a great helper, can’t wait to see Samantha Grace tagging along too. Thank you for your ideas and inspiration.
Love all the red accents with the greenery on the porch. And the big lights are so nostalgic.
Loved the red birds! Such a great use of the previous arrangement too. Thanks 😊 for sharing
Looks beautiful and the stain glass window even matches!!!!!!
Benjamin is the perfect elf helper. He us so lovely. Congrats to all of you for such a precious boy...good job papas.
i appreciate that you are "making do" with older on-hand supplies for some of the small projects. i get lazy and lean toward buying new, but i have some useful old things, just need to get them out! ty
The Cardinals look like they just landed, so precious! Love this look, thanks for the inspo 💚
Just perfect. I love the cardinals on the twigs and that gorgeous wreath. The whole transformation - just so beautiful! And then there is Benjamin the Director and Cameraman. Love it!
Benjamin is too cute, he’s quite the little video student already‼️❤️🎄
I can’t believe this was the first time I noticed your stained glass window. It is beautiful.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Everything looks beautiful. I like the simplicity of the displays. Sometimes less is more. You captured that perfectly In Today’s video
I love those big colorful lights you used! I always have a Cardinal on my tree, when my younger sister passed away a Cardinal started visiting me regularly, coincidence, maybe, I choose to believe she visits to comfort me. As always Benjamin is a cutie!
The cardinals are perfect!! I love it all!!
DO IT! Add wreaths to the barn! That would be amazing. With white lights!👏🙌
Oh my heart! Benjamin talking into the camera like that Laura. Just melted my heart. He’s getting so mature. Okay, Benjamin, no more growing ❤️🎁🎄
Thank you so much for brightening my mornings and helping my day to start off on a positive note. We’ve had a lot of sickness and 5 deaths in my family this year. We are undergoing a huge grieving aftermath now during the holidays especially. Your videos are so happy and seeing sweet Benjamin helping you with the camera brings a big smile to my face. Thank you.
Julane, so sorry for your difficult year. I hope you and your family find some peace in Christmas.
I love the idea of wreaths on the barn!!! Okay, back to watching the video - got a bit distracted at the thought of the wreaths.
Beautiful. I can't wait for the tour!....Benjamin is so sweet the way he tries to video like you do. Everything looks great. I thought you were going to show the deer also! Boo. lol
OMG those deer are spectacular, can’t wait to get an “at night” view of them. The buck is very majestic with his huge rack.
I think that adding wreaths to the barn would be really cute!😀
How fun was that video to watch! Benjamin helping and using the camera was especially enjoyable to watch!
Hi Laura and family, you did great with this area I love it, makes me want to go and get 2 small trees and put them in my containers up in the front yard, makes my heart melt when Benjamin right there helping you reminds me of my kids helping me for Christmas when they were his age. Can't wait to see everything when you and Aaron are done, you all make it magical. Have a great rest of the day.
I vote yes on the wreaths for the barn!!!!
You and your family add beauty and peace to this world.
Benjamin is going to be a natural in front of the camera! It's been so much fun watching his personality blossom this year. Just curious, does he have any idea that he has friends wishing him well from all over the world? Does he know that all of his friends see him in the videos?
When Benjamin came out of the house with the broom he sounded just like his mama so precious❤️❤️
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ~ thanks Laura and Benjamin!
Old lights have fuses in that is likely what you need. The fuse is usually in plug.
A larger red rag rug under your home sweet home mat would look great.
Always fun watching Benjamin help and pop in and out of the videos.
Absolutely leave the Cardinals on the branches!!! I love it! I'm not usually a fan of colored lights but I love those big bulbs!!! Takes me back to my grandparents house growing up when my grandfather would start decorating in October to have everything ready for Christmas. You could see their house from the interstate and the made the front page of the Atlanta Journal. People from all over would come and see their light display.
Absolutely keep the cardinals, they are perfect! Thank you for the inspiration all year but especially the ideas around the holidays. And Benjamin is so sweet and polite, adorable.
Gorgeous! I like the simpler theme. Love the outdoor lot trees. So cute! Maybe you could add a little green wreath on each column to the right side when you do the window boxes.
Oh my dear Laura, you are amazing at everything xx
Only Laura can take branches and make an area so cozy and beautiful.
Lovely decor. Just a thought. After putting lights on the trees, you can adjust the color duplication, by just unscrewing a bulb or two and switching or exchanging it out. Better balance of colors.
Good morning GA friends! ☕️ 🎄
Good morning GA from Nebraska.
Best part of this video 9:19. What a sweetheart Benjamin ❤️
It looks so good. I love the simple red-on-green look by the door. I've noticed the older I get the more I'm actually starting to like the large Christmas lights. I wasn't a huge fan in years past but those are reminiscent of the large old vintage lights my grandparents had when I was a kid and I'm starting to love them again.
💚💜Benjamin your adorable! Time stamp 3:29 his hand on his hip so cute😊. The deer are perfect!! Wreaths on barn will look nice. I think that bird on the pillow with the magnolia is a song bird or just a finch. Them trees are very pretty exspeacily the pots you made up with cardinals and that berry wreath omy just gorgeous .You do such a great job on your house!! Have a fun day!! 🎅🤶🧑🎄👼🐈🐈❤🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦😊
Benjamin just melts my heart. Love when he takes the camera and tries to be like Momma.
Laura I think it all looks SO FESTIVE & Beautiful!! BUT.. you didn’t mention the OBVIOUS… the “NEW brick sidewalk,” that is NOW straight with the entrance way and how pleasing to the eye with all your beautiful decor you have added. LOVE IT ALL!! ✨🌲
It looks so beautiful Laura. I love the cardinals too. The porch look cozy and relaxing that I will like to be there chatting with you drinking a cup of coffe. 😊
I love the way you speak to Benjamin. Always so supportive and encouraging, even if you need to "disagree" with him. What a great mom!
Wooo hooo the big lights look so storybook candylandish! I'm just loving them - the branches looked sparse until greenery, more branches, and clip on birds - then waaalaaa transformation!! Excitement continues ❤️👏🎄
LOVE the little red birds and the red wreath
Benjamin makes every video more fun. When he brought out the broom, my heart swelled. You know, there are a lot of sweet little boys - and many of us have one of our own, even if they are all grown up - but there's something extra special about your little Benjamin. He's a real treasure and I'm grateful that you allow him to appear so naturally and frequently in your videos. ~ Lisa
Love those big lights on those trees. Just what it needed. The porch looks so cozy and inviting. Great job Laura & Benjamin🎄❤️
Everything is so pretty and I love the way you don’t run out and just buy new stuff all the time, using what you have is encouraging! 💚❤️
Wow❣ it looks absolutely gorgeous! The porch is so welcoming! Again you and your magic hands!❤🌲❤
Those big lights remind me of my childhood. When times were simple and no so stressful. Good for you on taking a relaxing approach to decorating, seems we always stress too much and takes the joy out of doing it. Happy Holidays to you and your family Laura!
Loving your new approach to decorating outside, it's so much less stressful for sure! Seeing Benjamin helping you and "being you" while holding the camera is just so presious! LOVE the idea using the cut trees in pots, that's so cool, do you have to water it at all? I sure admire you and all that you do to help us in the gardening community!
I love Laura's ability to say let's see what lights we have, what size extension cord so we need, oh, and a stake would be good, that one looks good! I strive for such an awesome set up!! :)
Love how she thinks while live filming
The cardinals and pops of red make your porch beautiful! Cardinals are symbolic of loved ones visiting and so precious
Love the small trees just heading to local yacht club that Iam a member to do planters with fresh greens from trees on the property a perfect day about 48 degrees or 9 degree s celcius in southern ontario at bottom of Lake Huron great view as working on the planters today .You give me inspiration every day wanting to be in the garden or planning for garden now working on plans for all my siblings gardens and the Sarnia yatcht club been a member for 21 years and not a lot of changes on that property for the last 48 years till new walkways around the basin hoping can convince to plant more perennials other than hostas in the next few years to add more colour we will see but you given me a direction in my life since I lost my husband early last year thank you gardening makes me smile Now ! 😀😍
LOVE the two stripped branches - sparkly and bright and simple and beautiful! WOW - they are the reason that white twinkle lights were created!
how cute and Benjamin does great camera/voiceover work!! he'll be doing his own videos soon!! love the simplicity of the trees and even the casual planning... i think having kids does that to you sometimes: you just kinda go with the flow because you have lots of interruptions! whatever gets done, gets done- whatever doesn't? it all still looks fantastic and no one is the wiser ❤ and now i think i need to put lights in the lemon cypress we have at the gate, duh... will have hubby get on that this weekend!! see? inspiration from you every day! 🙂 ❤ thanks for the video!! 🙂 ❤