5 years

After writing about picking out our Christmas tree yesterday, I decided to look back at the previous years since we've lived in Pittsburgh.  I discovered that I was wrong about our first Christmas together.  We used my husband's pitiful fake Christmas tree that first year. Then we moved on to our live tree tradition.

I showed Andrew this first picture and he said, "We look so LITTLE!"

I do love this tradition we've created together!  O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree...how lovely are thy branches...

Picking Out the Tree

The last few weeks have been fraught with one thing after another during the week and since Reagan is only with us weekdays, we have to make sure we continue family traditions during the week this year. The kids have had a lot going on with Scouts and Brownies too, and also Andrew's band concert and rehearsals.

This week we were finally were able to go and pick out our Christmas tree!

Lily is thrilled to just walk everywhere, so she roamed around checking out the tree selection.

 George and Andrew held up a few that we'd narrowed it down to. Andrew yelled out that he was the star.



Doesn't Andrew look absolutely thrilled to be holding up the tree? 

The kids accomodate my picture taking well...always.  I love being able to compare previous years to see how much the kids have grown and changed. We've been going to the same lot for our tree since 2007, when Andrew and I moved here.  My husband accomodates my desire for a live tree since I didn't have one growing up in Arizona despite being allergic to pine.  Love him!

Well almost always....

Finally we found what we were looking for!

2011

Now to decorate....

Winning...Not Charlie Sheen Style

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