We finally got around to getting our Christmas tree the first week of December. The kids had been on our case everyday since Thanksgiving about when we were going to get our tree. The day came, and we headed to our favorite tree place: Lowe's.
We picked a winner (always a bigger one than Steven wants!) and brought it home in the old truck.
And, you can't decorate a tree without a festive beverage in hand or Santa hat on your head. The kids did a stellar job of helping me adorn the tree with ornaments. Only one casualty this year at the hands of young Will. He likes to hang the ornaments on the very tip of the branch, and our glass Winnie the Pooh ornament didn't survive it's fall to the ground.
About a week later, I found that Will had piled up his cars under the tree. Not sure what the story is there. A wreck? A party? I dunno.
One weekend Dad & Ann came in to town, and we made some home-spun gingerbread houses made of graham crackers. Amazing creations, right?
We also visited the Children's Museum with them that weekend, and there were two special visitors there that day. Johnny's first photo with Santa!
I made my first attempt at salt dough ornaments this year. I put the big boys' hand prints in the middle and Johnny's little footprint on his. They turned out pretty cute. I might be making these every year now.
And then, there's Matthew and his bottle cap collection/obsession. He lined up our entire collection outside and organized them all to see which one we had the most of. Looks absolutely absurd, doesn't it?
Not to be outdone, Will did some awesome poses with the jump rope.
Just because it's December doesn't mean the housework stops. Wish it did! Will was my little jammie helper. Do you see his pose he likes to strike for every photo?
And this is very telling of the boy's personalities. Matt sitting in his camp chair reading a chapter book while Will races his cars on the couch for the umpteenth time. Just a little snapshot of everyday life around here.
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