Our Christmas Tree

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we went out to cut our Christmas tree. Usually we have some snow on the ground when we go but this year there was none at all. The day before had been in the 40's. It didn't take us long to find one, there were so many beautiful ones to choose from. The kids got hot chocolate and candy canes and we listened to Christmas music on the drive. It was such a beautiful sunny day, we had a wonderful time. It is one of our favorite traditions, we have been doing it since Olson's first Christmas. We had a fun time on Sunday decorating it also. All of our ornaments came from special people and/or have special memories that they remind us of. The tree looks beautiful now that we have it all decorated.

We are getting excited for Christmas. The kids are counting down the days and getting ready to pack. In two weeks, we will be leaving to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house in Colorado for Christmas. Until then, we will keep busy with Christmas programs and parties, baking, shopping, wrapping, packing and all of the regular activities of life in there too! What fun!