Joy

Christmas time is and should be a time of joy, there is so much for which to be thankful. With the numerous traditions that take place, I find the best place to witness the joy during this phase of our life is through the girls perspective. I mean, they are just exceptionally happy....or is it just the sugar?

Iced sugar/gingerbread cookies + little girls  = constant giggling.

Then there is Christmas morning, you get reactions like this:

And this

And in our house, continued fun reactions throughout the day for other celebrations as well.

We hope that you had a wonderfully Joyful Christmas!

Oh Christmas Tree

November has quickly become December, there are terrific things about each month and season - one of them?  Finding a Christmas tree of course.  But first, a picture of my favorite people, because, why not?

We decided to go on a hunt for a tree this year - a bit out of character for those who know us.  Luckily, we picked a fairly mild day - and a dry day - snow is beautiful, but not while cutting and bringing a tree inside.

We had visitors for Thanksgiving this year and decided to utilize their help for the adventure - thanks Nana and Grandad.  There is a great Christmas tree farm fairly close to our house - Rum River Tree Farm, and we fully partook of all it had to offer.

The girls wanted to get in on the action, and shortly realized cutting down a tree is more work than you might think. 

Utilizing our "help" appropriately :)

One thing about Rum River Christmas Tree farm ....they don't just have trees.

Needless to say, both kids were very happy - one so happy we were concerned we may have to check her pockets before we left.

The nuttiness continues - it's great to see how much fun we can have with just about anything.  Here?  Linnea is pretending to be a "reindeer". 

                        Next steps...decorating and enjoying the snow we now have on the ground.

Until next time....enjoy your Christmas season!