My husband was a lot like Simon. A good man, a helper, but can't be pushed too far as they have limits concerning patience. I enjoy watching how you work together. Having your friends help is a sweet way to include them in the pre party fun.
Yes, I do try his patience, especially when rearranging rooms! 😂 Thankfully he also enjoys a good challenge and loves seeing the end results. Happy New Year! 🥰🏰💖
@TaitWeigel: 🤣 I can push but yes there is a limit when my husband says stop. Most fabulous husbands are that way & we must thank our lucky stars that we have such wonderful men in our lives.
Loved all the decorations and what you did with changing the rooms around. What a privilege to get to see your friend dance. Please thank her for sharing her performance with us x
Epic lead up to Christmas, Vivienne, Simon, Isabella & friends! It was so special seeing Chryste perform in the Nutcracker...breathtaking!! Happy New Year everyone!! 🇺🇸
Vivienne you are truly special and it is a joy to be invited into your life and memories. May you, your precious family and all of those who watch you have a magical 2025 with dreams coming true, strength and support during challenging times and May blessings be yours daily ❤🎉
Simon is a real sport! It’s a big enough job just decorating for the holidays without rearranging all the rooms. What go you do with all the holes you put in the walls ?
Have you ever filmed Isabella playing her harp? I would just love to hear it, and it’s the perfect season. Don’t let it start a war, but It would be very special and much appreciated!
Joyeux Noel, Vivenne, Simon and our beautiful Isabella. Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating at Chateau Love. The decorations were absolutely stunning. Vivienne, the chandelier came out perfect. I loved the creativity you all put into your nut crackers; every single one was beautiful. Dinner looked delicious. It was nice getting a backstage look of the Nutcracker. Happy New Year everybody, may it be Chateau Happy, Chateau Healthy and filled with a lot of Chateau Love. Love from N.Y.
Your home looked absolutely wonderful for the holidays. I think my favourite piece was the faux chandelier. Simon is a godsend and you, Viviennne, are a magician your daughter, Isabella, is the best elf and mixologist. It looks like everyone had a wonderful time.Thank you for sharing the festivities. Wishing you and yours a very happy new year!
I hope Simon was given another green a vase and lots of cheese for all the hard work he did 😂❤ I can't think of a better celebration than you had with all your friends and Isabel this year. Happy New Year Vivienne!!❤
We experienced super market liquor tasting (manned by a couple of drunk & giggling teenagers) in Rosarita Beach Mexico! My sister, famously said “Geez! You could probably get a cocktail in Confession here!”
Christye is an amazing ballerina! That Arabian dance was spectacular! I loved the whole vlog but that was really special! Also special was the playing of the Ukrainian national song at the end of the Ballet you guys went to see. That was a tearjerker! I wish you guys an amazing New Year! Thanks for making my year extra special with all of your wonderful vlogs. I have been with you from the very beginning and cheer you on with each success. God Bless!
Dear Simon, Vivienne, and Isabella, You all are so enjoyable, and put the magic 🪄 in the Holidays. 🎄 🤶 🔔 🎉 🎺🥁🪇🪗 “Nutcracker” 🩰recalled many happy memories from so many years past. Thank you so much for taking us along.🥰. Your reconfigured dining room looked so festive. 🍽️ 🌹 The shopping is always a highlight for me! 🪑🪞 🖼️ 🏺 Personalities really came out in the varied and so artistic nutcrackers. Everyone did a fantastic job. 🎨 While everyone pitched in, Simon was stellar. 🌟 And that was before the tails and waistcoat find.😅👍 Wishing you all a wonderful New Year’s Day and Happy and Healthy and Fabulous 2025 🎉❤🥂🛷
The suspended wreath turned out really nice. It was a lovely Christmas overall. The Marie Antoinette nutcracker was my favorite.❤ I want one just like it. As always, thanks for sharing. ❤ from TX!
Thank you for sharing your preparations and celebrations. As someone who spends the holidays alone, this is such a delight to see some of my favorite things. I love grocery shopping and I love The Nutcracker ballet. Thank you for sharing all your exciting adventures over the last couple years and I wish you and yours all the best in the new year.🎉
Happy New Year, Chateau Love! It was so special to watch the Ukraine Odessa Ballet with you. Watching your friend perform was equally special. Everything was Christmas perfection, and while I do not own a chateau, I will have a wreath chandelier one year in the near future and a chatelaine nutcracker. I will name her Vivian. Wishing you all peace and joy for 2025.
Blessed to have Simon. My spouse would never do any of this. My sister died in November. I told him and my son they had to put up Christmas. It was a mess. Love coming to your world for a bit. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your sharing the Nutcracker and Christy's behind the scene and performance. Always a joy your family and friends for a bit of escape. Love the Faux Chandler for this occasion. Battery fairy lights would have been fun on wreathlier...Best husband ever... you had a fun crowd of friends.
OMG! I’m a St Pete resident. My friend was just telling me about seeing the nutcracker performance here! She took her daughter for the first time. What a small world.
This was one of my favorite Christmas episodes that I have seen. I felt I was part of it all it captured so much nostalgia of past and present…..🎁🎄🍾❤️🌹🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏻
Hiya, truly appreciate/enjoyed. Will like below so that this is not a long comment . The Nutcracker comes from pagan ritual to defend against bad spirit . Blessings to you and yours Luv Ontario Canada 🐝🇨🇦
Happy New Year, Vivienne, Simon, Isabelle and Stephen, Sara and Friends!!! What a super FUN video!!! The Nutcracker Ballet, your Nutcracker tree and Nutcracker decorations were exquisite! Merci beaucoup!
Ive never been to the ballet and have no idea of the nutcraker story. The decorations look lovely. You do put pressure on yourself! I hope you are javing a rest now. Good on Simon, so patient.😊🎉
If only my sister in law Vicki was there as she loves Nut Crackers and has one life sized one in her home too ( hand made) and she is so crafted and she is a cook. and does weddings athe cakes etc the whoel thing, and wedding olanning, and a singer and retired now as nurse for several years. She now is in mid 60's. Very youngish as young people cannot keep up with her I promise that! She gifves her grand children crafts to do and busy all the times and they finish them up. Young adult grown children and they are all very educated and great positions. Mostly sons , only one daughter do they have! Five young adult, children, We have two sons ourselves. Well ours are more into construction and work as such, But this craft work and cooking wold have truly been Vicki's perfect party and the shopping as well!!! She loves shopping! Vivienne she has a'' giving heart like you ''always doing for others! You truly are alot alike. So vivacious! No wonder I like you, as I get along well with her too!
Yes! I’ve seen the Nutcracker and I enjoy watching it! I seen the Nutcracker for the first time back in 2014 in Philadelphia. My then boyfriend who is now my husband took me. It was great!🙂👍🏽💯
So many wonderful things to share...hilarious sweaters, fabulous food, fun activities and a gorgeous chandelier (I'm going to try that!). Happy New Year..can't wait for all your new videos.
The nutcracker ballet is so beautiful , lucky you being able to see a Performance at Christmas time. The chateau is gorgeous. The soloist was amazing. Im a Christmas gnome fan, not so much the nut crackers, but the decorated nutcrackers were a brilliant idea.
Simon is so patient. This truly was hard and alot of work, switching it back around. Seems like there never is a dull moment when you own a Chateau! ( Wanted to sound like I knew what i was talking about, and owned one!) LOL Loved the Nut Craciers. So artistic and serious you all wer workign on them Of couser Andi is an artist so hers we know would br fantastic. Isabell'as was the most I think you might say: Unique? LOL The stockings idea , sure was! . Love the Sexy s Santa sweater for Simon, So nice to see Andi helping too and Isabella always is so joyful and joins right in with her family and loves eery minute of seeing her Chateau getting all fixed up for the Holidays! This certainly brought me right back to my over twnty years as Activities Director at an adult hom for senior and it ws a mansion on the hill , a Sentors home at once time. But we needed to decorate and even I would get involved into it all , and put on parties of course, and we sometimes were there all day and evenings for Christmas specials, as i was Mistress of Ceremonies, as well. This truly reminded me of all the years of enjoyed so much of this! Felt the thrill of it nd yet know how much work it is as well! ( Was fill in, as nurse ,as well_). But this truly is all worth it in the end! At the end of last party we used to sit down with Christmas lights on only, and all was quiet, and we realized how lovely it all was, and how lucky to be part of it all! Was so thankful to be part of a lovely mansion/home, and to have the position I had at that time in my life. I hope you too be sure to just sit back and enjoy it all, once it is over and quiet, and think how lovely it all is, and probably you have, more than once! These are days to always remember! Including all the shopping and the fun of it all. Love the antique stores, and all other fancy places you have in France! This was the best version of the Nutcracker I have seen! They were excellent dancers, Great form, and truly had perfect dancing techniques. Really enjoyed this so very much!! Christye truly is a fine dancer. They all were, and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing all you were able. The wreath looked so lovely hanging in dining room! Everything was perfect. Great company/friends , food, and decorations.
Love, love, love your chandelier in the dining area. Turned out beautifully! Simon looked great in his “sexy” sweater. ( yes I’m from Wisconsin, I say sweater.) A fantastic array of Nut Krackers - loved the activity. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
That poor checkout lady, what a pile of food. It is so nice to have a handy husband and help mate. The ballet looked wonderful. Thank you for taking us along. Happy New Year.
Loved the snippets of the Ukranian ballet, they were fabulous, and so was Christye, what a talent she has!!! Great to watch your Christmas preparations with the lovely Steve, Sara and Andie, it all looked so beautiful. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! xxx
The nutcrackers are amazing! I have never seen big unpainted nutcrackers, my girls always paint these little ones.. we need to graduate next Christmas! Happy holidays! Thanks for sharing
I'm watching this on New Year's Day. I have enjoyed all your vlogs and love your whole family. Thanks for sharing your life. Here's to a fabulous new year 2025.
what a beautiful dreamlike Christmas feast 🎄 : your friend Christye, an elf in ballet nutcracker , wonderful artist (we have nutcracker at Xmas in the opera in Berlin next door - its where Dustin Hoffman had the premier of his Verdi movie-I could visit / had a day off: superb) 🧚 , you(r) family, Andy and Manor and Maker painting wonderful nutcrackers 🥜 - each one with its own personality, the dinner, the love, a charme all over ✨🎀🧨 , thank you so much for sharing your magic moments and Happy New Year 🎉 , lovely people ❤
love your creative mind but more than that i so identify with you and chuckle at your need to rearrange . My brother once said “ he would hate to be a blind man in my house” Simon is wonderful in the way he goes along with the changes. Happy New Year to you and yours. love from Cape Town❤ he would hate to be a blind man in my home
Hi Ron! Happy New Year! We loved having you and thanks so much for your incredible decorating help! We look forward to seeing you again very soon!! 🥰🏰💖
Vivian, I have to say you and Simon and Isabella have brought such joy to my heart and beauty to my eyes. I have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy following all of you on this journey and you have such impeccable taste when it comes to decorating and doing a table. Makes me think of Philip and Steph but anyhow this is about you and your family. I want to say God bless you and your family back here in the states and may we all have the 2025 working together to bring unity around the world. God bless you all and look forward to new blogs❤❤❤🎉 Happy Blessed New Year🎉🎉🎉
Simon is a workhorse! What a keeper!
My husband was a lot like Simon. A good man, a helper, but can't be pushed too far as they have limits concerning patience. I enjoy watching how you work together. Having your friends help is a sweet way to include them in the pre party fun.
Yes, I do try his patience, especially when rearranging rooms! 😂 Thankfully he also enjoys a good challenge and loves seeing the end results. Happy New Year! 🥰🏰💖
@TaitWeigel: 🤣 I can push but yes there is a limit when my husband says stop. Most fabulous husbands are that way & we must thank our lucky stars that we have such wonderful men in our lives.
I hang my tapestries using velcro, should there be a fire etc you can just safely pull them off the wall. The National Trust in the UK do that to.
Wonderful compilation of Christmas activities. I loved the group nutcracker painting activity, too.
Me too!! Looks like great fun and they all did interesting ideas. Beautiful ❤
Loved seeing snippets from The Nutcracker! Stunning home and wonderful guests. The painted nutcrackers are very creative.
Loved all the decorations and what you did with changing the rooms around. What a privilege to get to see your friend dance. Please thank her for sharing her performance with us x
Epic lead up to Christmas, Vivienne, Simon, Isabella & friends! It was so special seeing Chryste perform in the Nutcracker...breathtaking!! Happy New Year everyone!! 🇺🇸
Fabulous episode loved the nutcracker theme! Simon is a treasure so patient and kind. Happy New Year to you all😊
Everything is so beautiful and that last-minute chandelier just ties it all together. Amazingly beautiful.
Thank you!! 🥰🏰💖
I was a graphic designer recently retired. This is a good computer.
Dear Simon Vivenne Isabella and fur baby you bring so much joy to this world.
Wishing you all a healthy joyous 2025.
Thank you so much! And to you! 🥰🏰💖
Vivienne you are truly special and it is a joy to be invited into your life and memories. May you, your precious family and all of those who watch you have a magical 2025 with dreams coming true, strength and support during challenging times and May blessings be yours daily ❤🎉
Hello again,
For what it’s worth- I prefer the Hepplewhite chairs with your table ( just like Simon’s opinion about them). Elizabeth in Texas
I agree with Simon ~ Chippendale Chairs are better with the Dining Room !
Simon is a real sport! It’s a big enough job just decorating for the holidays without rearranging all the rooms. What go you do with all the holes you put in the walls ?
I am happy that Simon won the chair debate, wishing you all good health and much happiness in 2025!!!
I love the painting of the nutcrackers. What a fun, good idea! Have a Happy New Year!
Have you ever filmed Isabella playing her harp? I would just love to hear it, and it’s the perfect season. Don’t let it start a war, but It would be very special and much appreciated!
In the lives of us basic folks, we did “drunk craft nite” and painted nutcrackers. Loved it all. ❤
Goodness….what were we thinking!?!? You’re right…there should have been wine! 😂😂🏰💖
Joyeux Noel, Vivenne, Simon and our beautiful Isabella. Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating at Chateau Love. The decorations were absolutely stunning. Vivienne, the chandelier came out perfect. I loved the creativity you all put into your nut crackers; every single one was beautiful. Dinner looked delicious. It was nice getting a backstage look of the Nutcracker. Happy New Year everybody, may it be Chateau Happy, Chateau Healthy and filled with a lot of Chateau Love. Love from N.Y.
And to you, Joni! Thank you so much! Happy New Year! 🥰🏰💖
The nutcrackers turned out amazing 🤩 well done everyone 🥰
Thank you so much! Happy New Year, dear friends! 🥰🏰💖
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Your daughter is so patient and amicable and sweet
Thank you! We certainly think so. 🥰🏰💖
One of my sons bought our tickets to the Nutcracker this year. ❤ My heart ~
Your home looked absolutely wonderful for the holidays. I think my favourite piece was the faux chandelier. Simon is a godsend and you, Viviennne, are a magician your daughter, Isabella, is the best elf and mixologist. It looks like everyone had a wonderful time.Thank you for sharing the festivities. Wishing you and yours a very happy new year!
Thank you so much! And to you! 🥰🏰💖
@@ChateauLove 💖
Un très bonne année 2025 et faites nous encore rêver, vous avez tellement bon goût merci merci.
The nutcrakers are absolutely fabulous!
Clever people!
The tapestry looks really, really well with the cabinet - well done!
I hope Simon was given another green a vase and lots of cheese for all the hard work he did 😂❤
I can't think of a better celebration than you had with all your friends and Isabel this year. Happy New Year Vivienne!!❤
Yes, he was well rewarded with cheese!! 🥰🏰💖
What an incredibly beautiful and special Christmas you had, Vivienne! All the best for a successful & healthy 2025! Cheers!🥂
Steve needs to mass produce his nutcracker and sell them in is shop!!!! It was so beautiful! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We experienced super market liquor tasting (manned by a couple of drunk & giggling teenagers) in Rosarita Beach Mexico! My sister, famously said “Geez! You could probably get a cocktail in Confession here!”
OMG Simon is a gem, so patient.
Fabulous! Thank you! ( Simon is a Saint!)
Happy New Year!! I love watching you and Simon work together..it is a joy!
Hi Carol! Thank you. 🥰Happy New Year! 🏰💖
I looked all over for a non-ugly Christmas sweater! I want the bear one!!!
The bear one was absolutely my favourite! 🥰🏰💖
Christye is an amazing ballerina! That Arabian dance was spectacular! I loved the whole vlog but that was really special! Also special was the playing of the Ukrainian national song at the end of the Ballet you guys went to see. That was a tearjerker! I wish you guys an amazing New Year! Thanks for making my year extra special with all of your wonderful vlogs. I have been with you from the very beginning and cheer you on with each success. God Bless!
Happy New Year, dear Rhonda! 🥰🏰💖
Dear Simon, Vivienne, and Isabella,
You all are so enjoyable, and put the magic 🪄 in the Holidays.
🎄 🤶 🔔 🎉 🎺🥁🪇🪗
“Nutcracker” 🩰recalled many happy memories from so many years past. Thank you so much for taking us along.🥰.
Your reconfigured dining room looked so festive.
🍽️ 🌹
The shopping is always a highlight for me!
🪑🪞 🖼️ 🏺
Personalities really came out in the varied and so artistic nutcrackers. Everyone did a fantastic job. 🎨
While everyone pitched in, Simon was stellar. 🌟 And that was before the tails and waistcoat find.😅👍
Wishing you all a wonderful New Year’s Day and Happy and Healthy and Fabulous 2025 🎉❤🥂🛷
The suspended wreath turned out really nice. It was a lovely Christmas overall.
The Marie Antoinette nutcracker was my favorite.❤ I want one just like it.
As always, thanks for sharing.
❤ from TX!
Simone reminds me so much of my husband!! Always helping out, we also live in a Manor house, but I would never let him go on a ladder!! Yikes!!
Thank you for sharing your preparations and celebrations. As someone who spends the holidays alone, this is such a delight to see some of my favorite things. I love grocery shopping and I love The Nutcracker ballet. Thank you for sharing all your exciting adventures over the last couple years and I wish you and yours all the best in the new year.🎉
Lovely Vivienne and your family.
I wish you good health, peace, kindness, love, support and prosperity😊😊😊😊😊😊
I’m so envious that you can hop on a train to Paris. It’s nice that I can live vicariously through you. Happy 2025!
What lovely, creative ideas! ♥️♥️♥️
Happy New Year, Chateau Love! It was so special to watch the Ukraine Odessa Ballet with you. Watching your friend perform was equally special. Everything was Christmas perfection, and while I do not own a chateau, I will have a wreath chandelier one year in the near future and a chatelaine nutcracker. I will name her Vivian.
Wishing you all peace and joy for 2025.
What a sweet message!! Aww, I am truly touched. Happy New Year!! 🥰🏰💖
Blessed to have Simon. My spouse would never do any of this. My sister died in November. I told him and my son they had to put up Christmas. It was a mess. Love coming to your world for a bit. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate your sharing the Nutcracker and Christy's behind the scene and performance. Always a joy your family and friends for a bit of escape. Love the Faux Chandler for this occasion. Battery fairy lights would have been fun on wreathlier...Best husband ever... you had a fun crowd of friends.
OMG! I’m a St Pete resident. My friend was just telling me about seeing the nutcracker performance here! She took her daughter for the first time. What a small world.
This was one of my favorite Christmas episodes that I have seen. I felt I was part of it all it captured so much nostalgia of past and present…..🎁🎄🍾❤️🌹🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏻
Vivienne you all must be exhausted, wonderfully fun packed video, try to rest now, gather strength, here’s to a great 2025 🎉
What a great idea, painting nutcrackers 😅
Bonne Année!
Happy New Year to you all much love Ann uk ❤️❤️❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧
Hiya, truly appreciate/enjoyed. Will like below so that this is not a long comment . The Nutcracker comes from pagan ritual to defend against bad spirit . Blessings to you and yours Luv Ontario Canada 🐝🇨🇦
Absolutely lovely! Thank you!
Please do some cooking tutorials‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ We want ro learn from you.❤
Great idea painting the nutcrackers!
Just a suggestion, they have pretty pre-lit Christmas trees and greenery now that look so realistic. It would save you so much time next year.
Happy New Year, Vivienne, Simon, Isabelle and Stephen, Sara and Friends!!! What a super FUN video!!! The Nutcracker Ballet, your Nutcracker tree and Nutcracker decorations were exquisite! Merci beaucoup!
nutcracker theme how brilliant and lovely dining area lovely well done
Loved your fake chandelier idea....executed well, too...!
Ive never been to the ballet and have no idea of the nutcraker story.
The decorations look lovely.
You do put pressure on yourself!
I hope you are javing a rest now.
Good on Simon, so patient.😊🎉
If only my sister in law Vicki was there as she loves Nut Crackers and has one life sized one in her home too ( hand made) and she is so crafted and she is a cook. and does weddings athe cakes etc the whoel thing, and wedding olanning, and a singer and retired now as nurse for several years. She now is in mid 60's. Very youngish as young people cannot keep up with her I promise that! She gifves her grand children crafts to do and busy all the times and they finish them up. Young adult grown children and they are all very educated and great positions. Mostly sons , only one daughter do they have! Five young adult, children, We have two sons ourselves. Well ours are more into construction and work as such, But this craft work and cooking wold have truly been Vicki's perfect party and the shopping as well!!! She loves shopping! Vivienne she has a'' giving heart like you ''always doing for others! You truly are alot alike. So vivacious! No wonder I like you, as I get along well with her too!
Great minds think alike . On our life journey we are blessed to meet such talented people ❤
Wonderful video. Love the diningroom
I'm loving the trolly handles! They're better than what we have in the US!
Vivienne, I absolutely loved this! I hope you, your family and friends have the most beautiful, magical and healthy holidays. ❤🎄
And to you! 🥰🥰🏰💖
Andie’s vest I quite amazing what a find . Best wishes for 2025
Wow what great painters! So cool…and unbelievably original!
Mr Chateau Love is a tremendously good sport. Much love from my armchair in Silver Spring Md
Yes! I’ve seen the Nutcracker and I enjoy watching it! I seen the Nutcracker for the first time back in 2014 in Philadelphia. My then boyfriend who is now my husband took me. It was great!🙂👍🏽💯
So many wonderful things to share...hilarious sweaters, fabulous food, fun activities and a gorgeous chandelier (I'm going to try that!). Happy New Year..can't wait for all your new videos.
What a creative bunch, you are all artists the Nutcrackers look amazing 😍
Thanks Vivienne. Happy New Year xx
And to you, Marietta! 🥰🏰💖
Amazing how much work you put into everything! The party was lovely and we were so blessed to be there. Thanks for all you do! ❤🎉
Thank you, sweet Bonnie! We loved seeing you and meeting your handsome son! 🥰🏰💖
The nutcracker ballet is so beautiful , lucky you being able to see a Performance at Christmas time. The chateau is gorgeous. The soloist was amazing. Im a Christmas gnome fan, not so much the nut crackers, but the decorated nutcrackers were a brilliant idea.
Simon is so patient. This truly was hard and alot of work, switching it back around. Seems like there never is a dull moment when you own a Chateau! ( Wanted to sound like I knew what i was talking about, and owned one!) LOL Loved the Nut Craciers. So artistic and serious you all wer workign on them Of couser Andi is an artist so hers we know would br fantastic. Isabell'as was the most I think you might say: Unique? LOL The stockings idea , sure was! . Love the Sexy s Santa sweater for Simon,
So nice to see Andi helping too and Isabella always is so joyful and joins right in with her family and loves eery minute of seeing her Chateau getting all fixed up for the Holidays! This certainly brought me right back to my over twnty years as Activities Director at an adult hom for senior and it ws a mansion on the hill , a Sentors home at once time. But we needed to decorate and even I would get involved into it all , and put on parties of course, and we sometimes were there all day and evenings for Christmas specials, as i was Mistress of Ceremonies, as well. This truly reminded me of all the years of enjoyed so much of this! Felt the thrill of it nd yet know how much work it is as well! ( Was fill in, as nurse ,as well_).
But this truly is all worth it in the end! At the end of last party we used to sit down with Christmas lights on only, and all was quiet, and we realized how lovely it all was, and how lucky to be part of it all! Was so thankful to be part of a lovely mansion/home, and to have the position I had at that time in my life. I hope you too be sure to just sit back and enjoy it all, once it is over and quiet, and think how lovely it all is, and probably you have, more than once! These are days to always remember! Including all the shopping and the fun of it all. Love the antique stores, and all other fancy places you have in France!
This was the best version of the Nutcracker I have seen! They were excellent dancers, Great form, and truly had perfect dancing techniques. Really enjoyed this so very much!!
Christye truly is a fine dancer. They all were, and enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing all you were able.
The wreath looked so lovely hanging in dining room! Everything was perfect. Great company/friends , food, and decorations.
Love, love, love your chandelier in the dining area. Turned out beautifully!
Simon looked great in his “sexy” sweater. ( yes I’m from Wisconsin, I say sweater.) A fantastic array of Nut Krackers - loved the activity. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
Your ballerina friend is amazing!
Thank you for sharing your day with all of us!!!
That poor checkout lady, what a pile of food. It is so nice to have a handy husband and help mate. The ballet looked wonderful. Thank you for taking us along. Happy New Year.
Loved the snippets of the Ukranian ballet, they were fabulous, and so was Christye, what a talent she has!!! Great to watch your Christmas preparations with the lovely Steve, Sara and Andie, it all looked so beautiful. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all! xxx
It looked like a wonderful Christmas.
The nutcrackers are amazing! I have never seen big unpainted nutcrackers, my girls always paint these little ones.. we need to graduate next Christmas! Happy holidays! Thanks for sharing
Just subscribed. Happy 2025 . Health,happiness and every success ❣️
Thank you so much! We are delighted you are joining us! 🥰🏰💖
This video is brilliant,and though I've only just managed to watch it ,it has given me good xmasy vibes again. Thank you both.😊
I love that tapestry over the gap. What do you have for the other side now? Lol
Hi Barbara! We plan to fill the wall in and then Simon will make custom bookshelves. Of course, I’d love a big gold antique mirror! 🥰🏰💖
@ChateauLove I was thinking a huge mirror fo fill that gap would look awesome. The tapestry looks really good where it is.
I'm watching this on New Year's Day. I have enjoyed all your vlogs and love your whole family. Thanks for sharing your life. Here's to a fabulous new year 2025.
Thank you so much! Happy New Year! 🏰💖
Best wishes to you and yours
what a beautiful dreamlike Christmas feast 🎄 : your friend Christye, an elf in ballet nutcracker , wonderful artist (we have nutcracker at Xmas in the opera in Berlin next door - its where Dustin Hoffman had the premier of his Verdi movie-I could visit / had a day off: superb) 🧚 , you(r) family, Andy and Manor and Maker painting wonderful nutcrackers 🥜 - each one with its own personality, the dinner, the love, a charme all over ✨🎀🧨 , thank you so much for sharing your magic moments and Happy New Year 🎉 , lovely people ❤
Happy New Year to you, too! Big hugs!!! 🥰🏰💖
love your creative mind but more than that i so identify with you and chuckle at your need to rearrange . My brother once said “ he would hate to be a blind man in my house”
Simon is wonderful in the way he goes along with the changes. Happy New Year to you and yours. love from Cape Town❤
he would hate to be a blind man in my home
Loved both nutcracker versions. Happy new year
I'm lovin' that "chandelier"! That could bedone to suit any room for any reason!!!❣
Your husband deserves a lot of congratulations and support. He appears to be the go to DIY guy.
Thanks Ted! He is a very good guy and an equally good sport. 🥰🏰💖
Simon, so debonair, so wonderfully talented. Happy holidays to all of you!😊
It was such a wonderful time, and I enjoyed meeting everyone. Thank you so much for everything! :-)
Hi Ron! Happy New Year! We loved having you and thanks so much for your incredible decorating help! We look forward to seeing you again very soon!! 🥰🏰💖
Wow! You must be exhausted, Viv! Simon & your Elf were amazing! You have some very talented friends! ❤❤
A really lovely way to spend Christmas, with dear friends. Wishing you all a very happy New Year xxx
And to you! Happy New Year’ 🏰🥰💖
Everything came together perfectly. Your chandelier was beautiful ❤️
Happy New Year from New Zealand 🇳🇿 🎉 Thank you for continually bringing joy into the lives of so many!! Have a blessed & prosperous 2025!!
I think you have dreams and plans that seems over the top to me.
Simon is a powerhouse. God bless him
My Christmas was very busy too and I don't have a Chateau. I have a 6fr island and it certainly didn't look like yours. OMG! AND WOW!
Vivian, I have to say you and Simon and Isabella have brought such joy to my heart and beauty to my eyes. I have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy following all of you on this journey and you have such impeccable taste when it comes to decorating and doing a table. Makes me think of Philip and Steph but anyhow this is about you and your family. I want to say God bless you and your family back here in the states and may we all have the 2025 working together to bring unity around the world. God bless you all and look forward to new blogs❤❤❤🎉 Happy Blessed New Year🎉🎉🎉