The Post of a Thousand Pictures

I have no idea how Christmas is only 10 days away. Wasn't Thanksgiving just last week? We slogged through a work week after we got back from our trip and then started the festivities.

First we hiked into the woods with an axe to chop down a tree (well, we went to Lowe's.) When we arrived in the verdant green forest (garden center) we discovered that just indoors they were having a fabulous sale. So we came home with a beautiful tree that will return to the attic year after year instead of the mulch pile. We garnered more than a few smirks on the way home.

We baked cookies and Rory perfected her spatula wielding skills (on Sketch)while Jilli added the ingredients (including the banilla.) Then candy bags and icing exploded onto our ginger people for a sugar high the likes of which we rarely see (in the last picture you can see the effects on Jilli compared to the child who consumed far less sugar....Hazel.)

We've sung traditional songs and practiced our keyboarding. Jilli is fond of "The Little Rangers Song" (Every time she says that I think "Ch-ch-ch-Chip and Dale! Rescue Rangers!" but alas, it is Away in a Manger, a fine carol, but I loved those chipmunks.)

Grandpa stopped in for a visit and we trimmed the tree and attended a parade.


Finally, last night we dressed the girls in matching outfits and tortured them for as long as they would put up with it so we could get some pics for our Christmas card.

We are feeling festive around here.