Ikea light hack

I went to Ikea with a friend and fell in love with this light! It’s made of layers of cardstock trees and is lighted with LEDs underneath. I thought it would be a perfect nightlight for my son's Black Forest theme nursery.

I picked out 3 different hues of green and started painting the back row first in the darker green.

 Next, I painted the middle row in the middle shade of green.

 And the front row in the lightest of green.

 I let it sit and dry then moved it up to my nursery. Isn't it adorable!!!

Weihnachtsmarkt ~ Trier & Luxembourg

My ancestors came from from Germany so I think that is where my love of Christmas is from. Germans go all out for this holiday and I love seeing all the different kind of decorations and traditions they do here. My favorite is the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Markets). This year we got to go to the one in Prague, Trier and Luxembourg.

Trier is a beautiful city an hour northwest of the KMC area. Trier is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC. Here are some pictures of our day in Trier. 

 St. Peter's Cathedral (Dom) is an 11th- century cathedral that holds the tombs of several archbishops and has an impressive collection od religious relics, including a robe of Jesus'.

 The Black Gate (Porta Nigra)

Enjoying some gluehwein and kinderwein

The next day we went out to Luxembourg for the day. We heard they had a small Christmas Market so we had to go check it out. My camera died shortly after we arrived so I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures.