Our Christmas Breakfast Table

Welcome back! Today I'm showing off my simple red and white Christmas breakfast table.

Traditions are big in our family. We always have Christmas Eve dinner at my parents' house, but Justin and I want Buggy Boy to get to spend Christmas morning in his own home, so we volunteer to host Christmas breakfast.

This year, I used what I had around the house and went with a simple red and white color scheme in the dining room.

The doughnut holes and minis are pulling triple duty:

1. Displayed in canisters tied up with red and white ribbon, they make an easy and functional centerpiece.

2. They're the perfect size for popping into my mouth while chasing Buggy Boy around the house (and I can usually lick the evidence off my fingers before he even notices anything is amiss). No judging.

3. I can use them as an appetizer when my new (untested) "quick and easy" breakfast recipe inevitably takes way longer than I think it's going to, and everyone is standing around in their new Isotoners starving and glaring at me from behind their Rudolph mugs.

I'll be honest, when I'm hosting more than two a lot of people, I have a tendency to get so overwhelmed trying to prep and cook all the food that I usually forget about drinks. I don't typically notice until some poor parched party-goer finally pipes up and begs for water.

This year I'm planning ahead, and I've already set up my drink station. I propped two ball jar beverage jugs on a vintage step stool and set up individual milk jars with red and white paper straws.

Now all I have to do is add juice and milk to the jugs. Surely I can remember that, right? Well, at least there will be coffee. I NEVER forget the coffee.

Yep, we got two trees again this year. I couldn't help myself, I just love them so much. But I still managed to rein in the crazy (read all about why here).

The ornaments are a mix of red, white and woodland creatures. It's a lot more casual and rustic than our living room tree, and to be honest, I always like this one better. 

Just like in the living room, I opted out of a traditional tree skirt. In the dining room, I used an antique wooden box from a shoe company in Wisconsin. I like how rustic and simple it is, and it gives the tree extra character.

The table's all ready, now I just have to figure out what the heck we're going to eat! Any suggestions? Leave me a comment and let me know if you have any fail-proof breakfast recipes.

Thanks for stopping by!