HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES 2009

We had so much going on in the month of December!  We tried to pack it full of fun holiday activities since Xavier is at the age where he finally enjoys everything about Christmas!  Since it was Harper's first Christmas and she really has no clue what is going on....she was mostly just along for the ride!

We decided to get a live Christmas tree this year and we are going to start planting them around our property. So we ventured to Well's Nursery to find the "perfect" tree!
We found it!
Now we had to get it in the house!  This was quite the project!  We had to load it into the tractor bucket, drive it around to the back porch where Steve's dad put it on a dolly and then we had to wheel it into the house!  

Almost in...
The tree made it into the house...now time for decorating!
I am not a big fan of decorating Christmas trees!  I could really just have lights on it and be totally content, but Xavier enjoyed putting on the ornaments.  Next year maybe we will string popcorn...

The first snow!!
Decorating for Christmas!  Harper loved the tree skirt and I think she looks good in red!

Xavier playing Peek - A - Boo with her
long days at home before Christmas = lots of playing....
Xavier playing frogger!
The best gift ever!
The second best gift ever!
Since Steve worked on the 24th, we ventured to the Lights of Christmas in Warm Beach on the 23rd.  It was FREEZING...but it was beautiful!  After we walked around we ate at Jimmy's Pizza and Pasta in Stanwood....yummy!
Frosty, Daddy and a confused Harper!

Gingerbread Mommy and Son!
Feeding the animals at the petting zoo
Harper in front of the tree with the presents!
Smile!
I let him open a gift he got from Kim & Geoff Newton early...sshh...don't tell!
I know...I know...I am so behind on blogging!  Here is my attempt to catch up and stay caught up!