o.Christmas.tree

We ventured out last night to get our Christmas tree! It is usually one of my favorite days of December because it means that our house gets a once-over seasonal update for a few weeks. So fun.

Claire and Meredith (of course) were present. Amelia didn't make this particular photo shoot, but she was there last night.

Josh was there, too...someone had to strap it to the top of the van:

Of course, I was there (someone had to take the pictures):

And Josh chose the tree among the several options:

Doesn't this look like fun? It actually was....last year. This year, unfortunately, we took the easy road out and paid $13.99 for our pre-cut tree at a big box store. And there are no pictures of the outing because I didn't have the camera. I think Josh has it stashed in his truck from his hunting trip over the weekend. Honey, if you're reading this, I would like my camera back so that I can post current pictures on our blog :)

Our tree will be entering the house tonight and will be adorned with (hopefully intact from the move) decorations and beauty. Unfortunately, the ugly little Christmas Panda was "misplaced" a year or two ago by Josh. If anyone has seen it, please let me know. Our tree just doesn't have the same feel without it. I mean, what is a tree without ugly decorations on the back of it where no one can see them?