Last weekend there was a break in the weather and we decided
to go cut down our xmas tree.
We hopped in the truck and drove out to the tree farm.
Mikey fell asleep on the way there. Figures.
And, so, we selected our xmas tree minus one family member.
Don't get nervous (I was). Huzbend stayed near the truck while Katie
and I scoped out a tree. The parking area is actually right next to the trees.
Here is a shot of typical PacNW xmas tree hunting weather.
Cloudy, cold and very muddy.
"Need some help with that, Dad?"
And this, my friends, is why we
still have a gym in our basement.
YEAH BAYBEE!
"Did I miss it?"
Yep. Sorry, bud.
There's always next year.
Mikey likes to help take care of the tree.
He also likes to pull on it, hide behind it and eat it.
For obvious reasons, I decided to limit
the ornaments on the tree this year.
I decided to use candy canes.
They do look nice.
The only problem was that I let Katie put them on the tree.
Don't get me wrong, she did a great job.
But, she can't quite put them high enough so that things
like this don't happen......
TAAAA-DAAAAAA!
The finished product.
On the home front, we got Katie a Lego Advent calendar this year.
It's full of Lego Pirates.
Please pay no attention to the Mon Calamari to the left.
In her search for new artistic avenues, Katie
has recently picked up our digital camera.
Here is one of her latest:
A Close Up
Subject: Breathes Fire All Over The Place
(Really. That is the dragon's name.)
A cute "gingerbread house" Katie made at preschool.
That brings us to this weekend.
I am now 37 years old.
But, you know what? It doesn't matter.
You know why?
'Cause when I woke up on my birthday morning, I came downstairs and
THESE were waiting in the kitchen for me.
Dare I say it again?
YEAH BAYBEE!
The evening was topped off with a me-made
pudding pie.
I call this one the "Smores Special". It was muy tasty.
Um, yes, that is a 1st bday candle. It was the only one we had.
Huzbend (along with Katie and Mikey's help) picked up
a hand-held vacuum, some nice fuzzy warm clothes and
the next World of Warcraft Expansion Pack for me.
Dance of joy!
Thanks to all for your bday well wishes! Much appreciated.
The day after my birthday was even better!
Thanks to a preschool mom friend, Huzbend and I were able to go out together! On a date!
Indian lunch buffet followed by a viewing of Tron: Legacy in IMAX 3D.
Awesome!
Just like my 37 year old self.
