Tuesday, November 30, 2010

elfin’ magic

The Christmas season has arrived a little earlier than usual this year.  I’ve decided from now on we’ll decorate the weekend after Thanksgiving – otherwise the ‘stuff’ isn’t out long enough to really enjoy.  This year we really had to move as we’re hosting a party this weekend. 

Yes, because nothing says ‘good idea’ like having 18 people to your house with 3 week-old newborns.  Yikers.

We went to our usual tree farm in Lincoln County…

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we took the boys out for a second but it was too chilly for them.  thankfully A was with us and waited in the car with them.

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after leaving the boys back at the car, i found emi and marcus checking out the massive blow-up santa.

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cutting down the tree.  look at how emi is laying on top of poor marcus – she’s had a serious case of the ‘papas’ and pretty much sticks to him the second he gets home.

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hauling it in.

Note to self: noticed many smart smart families with tripods and all dressed up taking their Christmas card pics at the tree farm.  Genius. 

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our 7 1/2 foot tree.  smells pine-rific.

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our latest ornament – la familia de cinco.

3 comments:

a s t o n + s t e l l said...

how cute was that outing! love the personalized snowmen...and btw we talked about cutting down a tree this year and said it would be too much with 2 kids and here you are with 3 (2 infants) showing us up!

Anonymous said...

Yeah I second Kate on the whole we feel overwhelmed at the thought of cutting down our own tree....You guys are amazing!
Your tree is gorgeous and I love, love the fam of 5 ornament.

kate's corner said...

oh goodness, love the ornament. love "the case of the papas." can absolutely relate. can't believe yall did all this...again, the A I guess.