We normally have Christmas decorations up right after Thanksgiving (or even before) but this year decided to wait until the day after Carter's party, to keep some of the excess clutter out of the house. It was so hard to wait! To get the Christmas season off right we headed down to Bellevue last weekend for Snowflake Lane. We've never been but heard it's so fun and I totally agree. For anyone thinking of going....GO! Fun dinner out, lots of Christmas lights and decorations, Christmas music, drummers, shopping, peppermint suckers and lots of Christmas joy (okay, that last one was a bit cheesy, but it's true).
Matt and Carter waiting for the show to start.
The girls. Somehow Lucy slept through the entire thing. I was so worried it was too loud for her little ears but she didn't make a peep and slept the whole way home too!
The next day we got up early to go find our Christmas tree. Luckily the rain stopped but it was super muddy. Naturally Carter loved it. Matt and I wandered around seeking out the perfect tree while Carter stomped in puddles to keep himself entertained.
They gave us a wagon to put the tree on so we wouldn't have to carry it back to the car. Brilliant idea!
Our tree! After looking at this picture I realized our tree looks a little sad. But, if you saw it in our house with all the lights and ornaments you would change your mind. Well, that and we had been looking for about 40 minutes and were tired and hungry and wanted to go home. This was the next tree we saw and agreed it would work just fine.
Matt had a helper this year.
While Matt tied it to the car the kids and I sat by the fire and had a snack.
One very happy boy getting to help put on the star.
And luckily the kids have both been great with the tree this year. I only have 3 broken ornaments so far (but totally fixable) and it hasn't fallen over yet. I'd say that's a success! Merry Christmas.
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