Coastal Christmas at Night

Things are very merry and bright and I thought, as my last post of 2018, I’d share our coastal Christmas at night.

There’s magic in the air. Can you feel it?

As I write this, I’m sipping warm tea and nibbling on a gingerbread cookie and listening to the Beach Boys Christmas Album. I’m very excited to be spending the holidays at home with my mom, Luke, the boys and our two sweet dogs (Max and Poppy). In fact if you look closely in these outdoor photos you can see both Max and Poppy peeking out. Wondering what on earth I’m doing.

I’m excited to be joining a bunch of my blogging friends in a Christmas Nights Hop hosted by my friends Kristen and Courtney. All the links are at the end of this post.

Christmas Exterior at Night

Did you see Max yet?

If not, here’s a closer look. This is his favorite spot for looking out:

This year I’ve shared many Christmas posts. You can see all my Christmas posts here. Included are some home tours, recipes and crafts, just incase you missed anything.

I also wanted to preface this with how nervous I get about taking night-time Christmas photos. I really stress out about it. Ha! Ha! I did a few trial runs at different times of night with a tripod and with different camera settings. I still have A LOT to learn and I feel like our home looks prettier in person at night than these photos show, but wanted to share a glimpse.

Let’s head inside:

Our Christmas Sunroom at Night

Pretty french ornaments fill a giant shell and adorn our flocked tree.

This is the tree you can see through the windows on the left side of our home.

Pretty pastel colors, a few sea glass ornaments and lots of twinkly lights make this room perfectly coastal.

Our Christmas Playroom at Night

This is the first year we’ve had a tree in the playroom and my kids loved decorating this one.

It glows because I added extra string lights – those are shell lights 😉

Conor took this photo himself 😉

I couldn’t resist taking some photos of him in front of the tree.

He’s wearing his new Christmas jammies… They have dogs all over them.

It really is so special to celebrate the holidays with children. He lights up with excitement and is counting down the days until Christmas.

Our Christmas Living Room at Night

This tree was new this year and we love it so very much!

Lots of twinkly lights, branches, and sea glass inspired ornaments.

Look at these two all cozy…

I can’t believe another Christmas is nearly here and another year will have passed by. This is my last post of the year and I want to take this time to thank each of you for taking the time to visit the blog. It is our great pleasure to share our little life by the sea with you. I so enjoy writing this blog, taking photos and sharing our family with you all!

From our home in Scituate to your home, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I wish you all the magic and wonder of a child this season.

I will be taking some time off to spend this special time with my boys and dogs but will be back in the New Year! Until then we’ll be waiting patiently for Santa to arrive:

He actually fell asleep here while I was taking photos….

Be sure to visit all my friends below:

Ella Claire | French Country Cottage | Cherished Bliss | Julie Blanner | Happy Happy Nester

Kelly Elko | Rooms for Rent | Love Grows Wild | Boxwood Avenue | Decor Gold Designs

Maison de Cinq | Craftberry Bush | Zevy Joy | Making Home Base | Inspired by Charm

The Lilypad Cottage | Shabby Fufu | Finding Silver Pennies | Blesser House | Sunny Side Up

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