A Christmasy Morning

 According to John Tesh on the radio, this weekend is the number one weekend to buy Christmas trees.  We of course heard this report while driving back from the Christmas tree farm while a tree was strapped to our roof.

 We took our annual visit to Santa's Tree Farm in Half Moon Bay, and Orelia was eager to help us find the perfect tree.

 Bennett was eager to find the tree, but not overly eager to keep looking and looking for just the right tree.  He was pretty keen on this creek, though.

 He was tolerant and trudged alongside us while we looked for just the right tree for our family. 

 Once we found it he was mesmerized by John sawing it down.

 I should've brought his logging truck and he would've fit right in.

 John carried our tree down the mountain for it to get strapped to our car (thankfully that's the one step we don't have to do ourselves).

 The kids were excited we found our tree but were mostly excited to get the free candy canes at the exit.

 We came home and made Reindeer Nose cookies, and then I walked into the playroom to find Orelia diligently cutting out snow flakes (she learned how to do this at school).  It was so sweet and organic, I was loving seeing her working on this task.

Bennett wasn't a snowflake maker, but he put every vehicle sticker he could find on a single piece of paper, which is about as arty as he feels the need to be. 

We had a great Christmasy morning, and our house is starting to look more festive by the day.  The kids wake up every morning eager to check in on all their advent calendars, and we talk about all the festive activities we have coming up on the calendar.  Orelia is just about bursting with excitement this month, and Bennett is really joining in on the fun this year.  When he saw Orelia's flannel Santa pillowcase, he asked for his own.  When he saw Orelia's small Christmas tree (that she had from last year), he asked for his own.  So when I put twinkle lights in Orelia's room today, I knew to grab a second set for Bennett's room straight away.  We are a Christmas-obsessed family and I'm loving every second!