my favorite time of year!
we had to go to 3 places to find a tree. because of travel, we got it later than we normally do, and everywhere was pretty picked over. grant cried after leaving each place. i'm usually really picky about how full it is, how green it is, no bare spots, etc, but i was just thankful to get one that wasn't half dead and only 3 ft tall.
and you know what? he's perfect. and so fragrant. i love him.
(and if you have a not so perfect tree, read this story that i love)


putting on the lights - it's jason's year to have colored lights
(i like white lights so we switch off every year.)
chase and grant being so excited for the tree and being SO helpful
while we try to get that dang thing not to be crooked
as i expected, chase just can't leave the tree alone.
he just can't believe there are lights right within his reach.
picture with santa - grant cracks me up
i heard santa say to grant - "wow, that is a lot of things!"
chase just wasn't sure why this guy had so much facial hair....
(we had to pull chase off his lap before he pulled his beard right off!
the kids behind us would have had quite a shock...)
decorating the tree with ornaments
can you tell where grant's spot was?
he wanted to hang everything on one single branch.

















