It's December!

And since it's December, that means it's almost Christmas! I LOVE Christmas. The music is awesome, the weather is great, the decorations are beautiful and everyone is usually in a good mood and more willing to give to others. How can you not love this season that celebrates Christ's birth?!

One of the very first things we do to celebrate Christmas (after shopping on Black Friday) is get our Christmas trees. We always do this the weekend after Thanksgiving. So Saturday afternoon, we all piled in and went to cut down some trees. Mikayla had so much fun this year, riding on Daddy's shoulders as we walked through row after row of bright green trees. She would put her arms out and try to touch every one of them. Alayna and Lilly, on the other hand, were running ahead of us, pointing out trees they thought were either really good or completely not up to par. Eventually, we settled on 2 nice trees for our living room and family room. As Daddy cut them down, the three girls all giggled and laughed, jumping up and down in their excitement. It was quite the sight.

Once we got home and got everyone settled into bed (we had another Thanksgiving Sat night so we didn't get home until late) Andy and I unloaded the trees into the garage. He was just as excited as the girls and said, "I'm so glad that you love real trees. I don't think I could have married you if you were a fake girl." Aww, so sweet...Don't you love Christmas?