Tree Hunt

Now that the Christmas season has slowed, we've said goodbye to family and friends at all of our gatherings, and we've welcomed in 2009, I'm finally getting around to sorting photos from the past month. YIKES! A daunting task ahead!

I'm going to try to break things down a bit to organize my thoughts. So, starting back in early December, here we are in search of the perfect tree. BRRRR! We picked a cold day for our hunt but we sure had fun doing it.

READY!

Hope wanted to help. Notice the branches she's pulling for us.

Christmas Tree 2008

"What are they doing Daddy?" The workers had our tree up on their machine to shake out all the loose needles.

MMMM - Hot Cidar

Done making choices and ready to head home.

Now the real work begins! We felt like the Grizwalds when we got the netting all cut off and the tree fell open. We seriously underestimated the size of the tree. It looked a lot smaller in the woods. :) We got it up and situated with lots of good help from our little daughter. It was a beautiful tree and worth all the hard work.


She always has a "baby" close by.



Here is Hope at Church the next Sunday.

Then, it was time to head home to decorate. It was a bigger job this year than last year. Two-yr-olds are definitely busier and want to "help" so much more than when they're one. We have a little girl who wants to do it all and "DO IT BY MYSELF." :)

Christmas time is so full of traditions and limitless special memories to be made with each one of them. We love Hope. We love our family. And, we cherish every precious moment we have with each other creating those forever memories.

It is moments like these....


...we'll keep in our hearts forever.

This is a picture of Hope with my "1st Christmas" ornament (1974). She thought it should fit her. :)