Oh what fun...

Yeah for December!  And now that I don't have to go anywhere I even love the snow.  It was a beautiful snowy day on Wednesday here...I love how the world completely changes after a good snowfall...and we had two this last week.

I wondered how Tobi would react to the snow.  So it took us 20 minutes to both get properly bundled.  And then we headed outside to this beautiful winter wonderland!  And she liked it....

...for a minute.  I made a snow man to cheer her up.  You can see how well it worked.

She did not appreciate being being plunked down in knee high snow, while cold snow fell on her face and she could do nothing about it!  Poor baby!

On Sunday we went for lunch to our friends' house form church.  They just happened to be going to pick out their Christmas trees that day, so we tagged along on their family outing and got our own tree. Last year we bought our tree from a local place but it was already so dry when we brought it home.  This year I was all for cutting down our own tree in hopes that in would last a bit longer.  So we did.

Here are few pics from our first tree cutting experience as a a family.  (All the really nice, bright pictures are taken by the Earp's daughter, Bethany, a great photographer with a nice camera.  All the less than bright pictures are taken by me, a much less skilled photographer with my Cannon point and shoot. Ooh...twinge of jealousy!)

Heading out to find the perfect tree.

Tobi scouting from her lookout.

The Earps (um..obviously my camera and I just honed in on the real picure being taken)

Watching a snow wrestling match.

Family photo.

We found our tree.

Ben attempting to cut the tree with Tobi on his back.

Tobi, not so excited about being put down in the snow, still in the pack.

My muscle man.

Innovative way to carry a tree.

Thankfully the tree guy came and rescued Ben from having to carry all the way back on his head.

It was a fun day.  We came home and put the tree up.  The next day Tobi "helped" me decorate.

Our 2009 ornament.

So, the house is decorated for Christmas...I even got to see it all lit up (not normal since I am the one who turns on the lights and when I do I am already inside) when I drove home from worship team practice last night.  Since the moment Ben showed me this home I have always felt that this house was made for Christmas.  Our 18th century colonial home may not be made for winter cold but it does beg for Christmas greens and candles.  I love this house.  I love this time of year.