Trimming the Tree!

My adorable boys by the tree!

I asked my boys to put an ornament by their face so I could get a picture, and these are the ones I got instead. Interesting, but still cute!

This year we were supposed to go to WY last weekend, and then there was a change of plans. We were waiting to get our tree because the permit costs $5 and it is fun to find a tree and cut it down yourself. So instead of spending $50 for a so-so tree for two weeks of enjoyment we decided to get a smaller tree so that we would still have one. We let the kids decorate to their hearts content (with the plastic ornaments of course) Then we just put it on the table so you can actually see it out of our window. (It looks pretty redneck, but hey my husband is from WY. j/k)

First Time in the Snow!

Yeah my kids were so excited to play in the snow. I am always so excited to play in the snow too. There are few things that I love more than playing outside in all of the different seasons. I do love that you can make things out of the snow. When I was little my Grandpa Strand used to make snow animals in his front yard. When I say animals I mean huge, taller than we were. There was an elephant one year that was literally life-size. I remember taking pictures up on top of it. One day when all of my kids are old enough I will blog about the super cool elephant, or monkey that I made out of snow. For now we will just stick to snowmen.

Gingerbread Builders

My mom bought all of us girls gingerbread house kits this year. We had fun, and the kids thought it was great! I am not sure how much of the candy ended up on the house, and if it did I think most of it was sucked on first. When I went in to make sure my kids were all tucked in and covered for the night, I found that they each had their little candy bowl full of candy by their beds. It was pretty sweet!