The Great Christmas Tree Hunt of 2008

Saturday we loaded up the kiddos and drove to Hozaks Christmas Tree Farm. It was a warm and balmy 30 degrees with a wind chill in the 20s. Needless to say I packed the snowsuits too. When we got there we took the hayride to look at all the Christmas Trees. I couldn't remember the name of the tree we ususally get...of course it was the one almost exactly where we parked the car. Oh well the hayride was lots of fun, cold, but lots of fun. What made the day even better was it had started to snow right before we left. Nothing makes it feel more like Christmas than cutting down a tree in the snow. It took us about 45 minutes to find a good tree. Greg always says that he gets the whole experience going with me. hahaha. I'm not too bad, but it needed to be tall enough and not too wide due to the space. I think we picked the perfect one...and just so I'll remember....Tina, you like Fraiser Firs!

Daddy and Toby snuggled up on the hayride

I love this one of Liliana and me...and to make it even better, I took it myself

How cute is this picture? On the hunt for the perfect tree. Toby found one his size and gave it a hug saying "Cute little tree." He's too funny.

A view from near the top of the hill. This is just one of their many fields at the tree farm.

Yes that man is in (short) athletic shorts in the 20 degree snowing weather Christmas tree shopping. I HAD to take a picture. I wish I would have gotten one of him smoking or laying on the ground cutting down that tree. It was hystercial! None of them were properly dressed...the daughter and the mother were both shivering. I swear one would only see this in Western PA.

Waiting for Daddy to cut down the tree.

Our tree! I had to cut several branches off the bottom making it not nearly as pretty, but it's still a pretty tree.

Daddy hauling the tree down the hill. At least it was down, in one of their other fields it was up. Yikes.

Listen lady, I'm still a little popsicle....lay off the pictures

I'll smile mommy...Cheesy cheese!

After tree shopping, we met PapPap and Uncle Dave at the Mexican Restaurant....Yummy. Here's the princess stealing food...who me Mommy?

Help Me Mommy! Daddy's Loving me to death. lol

Overwhelmed with Saddness

Please pray for Carla and her family. There little girl, who was just a few short weeks from joining her forever family, was murdered along with her foster family in Guatemala this past week. I cannot possible imagine the hurt they must be feeling. Pray that God will wrap his loving arms around them and help to ease their pain. http://azhderianfamily.blogspot.com/

FFF: My Choice

After taking so many pictures last week with the holiday, I have taken none this week. I know...slacker mommy. Although I must say that not taking pictures every once in a while is very freeing. Because I haven't taken any, today is being brought to you by the letter P for painting. Last week Toby wanted to paint, but Liliana still puts EVERYTHING in her mouth (could be that we are in the middle of her cutting her four fang teeth and her four 1st molars...yeah it isn't fun here right now). So Toby got to paint with the real paints and Lili painted with tinted whip cream. They had tons of fun.
Cheesey Face

Diligently dotting the paper

Look at my mess mommy

Look how serious he is about his painting

Have a great weekend...we are tree cutting tomorrow...in the snow! I love it when it snows while we are hunting the perfect Alfie (we nickname all of our trees alfie because of a specific song, anyone know what I'm talking about?) It really makes it seem like Christmas.

Pie Making

Toby helped NaNa and Mommy to make the pecan pies for Thanksgiving. He had lots of fun and got quite messy. Sorry no pics of the finished product, but you get a picture of my cute as pie princess eating cinnamon sugar toast for the first time.