How fast has the holiday season come up on us? Is it just me? A few weeks ago I thought I was being so clever, scheduling our family photos which got cancelled, rescheduled, post-poned and finally happened yesterday now that it is very cold and blustery to try to take outside pictures. All of the sudden it is Thanksgiving, which was lovely and low key this year. Our anniversary, which we celebrate with a date night tonight thanks to Papa Ray and Grandma Jo. But most importantly (for the short ones among us) we got our Christmas tree.
Yesterday afternoon after family pictures we headed out to Howell's to choose the 2012 Christmas tree. Here's John and the little girls trying to decide which tree belongs in our living room....
Then I hopped in....
Santa was there, but neither of the girls seemed especially interested in sitting on his lap. Seems like good boundaries to me!
Remember the farm cat the girls adopted last time we visited Howell's? The one they named Sunshine? She was there yesterday and her real name is Jane. This meant for sure the girls wanted to take her home.
Once we were home we prepared to feast on the traditional Christmas-tree-setting-up fare. Yes. Chicken in a Biscuit crackers, squeeze cheese, chips and dip, Peanut M & Ms, grapes, egg nog.... Help me Rhonda this was actually dinner last night!
The tree, she's a rag tag beauty. We are really enjoying this long holiday weekend to restore some order on the home front, stay pretty close to home, celebrate milestones and prepare ourselves for the busy holiday season.
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