Noel a la Maison LeJeune ~ Chapter Five

Everyone who knows me, {{{knows}}} that  there is always something to eat in our kitchen :))

Our love of food is as deep as our love of entertaining and having dear friends and family home for the holidays (or any time of year!)

Call it a "Cajun way of life" or call it whatever you'd like, I can assure you that our kitchen is the social area of the house.

It's a small octagon-shaped kitchen, but it's filled with good times and LOTS of memories :)

For the holidays, I "borrowed" a good friend's Lefton China Christmas Colonial Village and placed it on top of our cabinets.

My sister came and helped me place everything and made sure the "snow" was perfectly landscaped and lit. We had such a great (busy) day together! We always do!!!

When company comes, chances are that you'll find everyone standing and visiting around the center island table.

Of all the places to sit and visit, this is where they choose to be.

I just L-O-V-E that! :)))

You can usually find a Gumbo simmering, or maybe a HUGE roast cooking, or some big FAT gulf shrimp boiling.

There's always something to eat and Christmas is no exception!

But today, finger foods will have to do.

I'm not "cooking" anything major until Christmas dinner so the kitchen will stay clean for at least a few more days.

The glittery decorations on the stove will remain pretty and untouched for now...

And there aren't any dirty dishes at the moment...

For when the Rougeau-LeJeune families collide on Christmas Day, this kitchen will be alive with the sights, sounds and smells of everything "Christmas" (including LOTS of dirty dishes!)

I cannot wait!  :)

Now don't get me wrong, even though we hang out around the food in the kitchen, we do "play" in the living room too!

We've been known to find a comfy spot on the floor to call our own and play some old fashioned BINGO or a crazy game of Pictionary.

Don't let the Christmas decorations in this room fool you...things can get pretty crazy in here. It looks nice and neat right now but just ask Cajun Santa how crazy things can get in here...

This room is where we "live".

We break out with the pillows and blankets and cozy up.

We play games, watch football (which can get pretty rowdy),  and we watch NHRA and NASCAR (which puts me to sleep).

We sit and visit and sometimes, we tend to just be lazy in here on a Sunday afternoon.

I know, the photos are dark.

There's not much light in this room as we keep it low because of the big screen tv...sort of like being in the theater.

If you're wondering what that "thing" is in the corner, it's a mahogany bird house. It's 6 feet tall and intricately ornate.

We have no bird...it's only for show!

It's usually in the library but I moved it to make room for the main Christmas tree.

When my sister came for the day to help me decorate, she was DETERMINED to decorate the bird house too. I just let her do and I must say...it's the prettiest thing in the house!

Everyone who comes to visit just says how pretty it is and I can't even take credit for it!!!! (Thanks Sis!)

I love it all.

Everywhere I look is so full of Christmas memories and I'm constantly smiling.

I am SO enjoying the holidays and looking forward to Christmas Day.

I'm slowly getting my shopping done, the presents wrapped and I'm looking forward to being off of work.

There's so much to celebrate.

Health, Happiness, Family & Friends.

But most of all...

 We'll be celebrating the most special of birthdays!!!

Thank you for following along in our Noel a la Maison LeJeune Christmas decorating and Home Tour.

We are wishing each of you a VERY MERRY AND BLESSED CHRISTMAS...& A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Thank you for all of the sweet comments and emails. Those of you who are new to my blog...I thank you for following!

I am quite behind on returning the visits and comments but I hope to catch up with you soon. Thank you for being so patient with me!!! :)