Catch Up and Christmas (Part 1)

So, 2014, huh?  Wow - 2013 flew by!

I'm a little behind on the blogging thing.  No real surprise there, though, right?  Here's a little bit of what we've been up to the past six weeks.

2nd Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot.  Maybe next year Jeff will smile?!  

A little snapshot of Thanksgiving day... Silly girls sharing cookies!

My mom and I took Avery to her first movie the day after Thanksgiving.  We saw Frozen and the whole experience was awesome!  Avery ate her weight in popcorn and sat still 95% of the time.  The other 5% was her asking to leave, because she was a little frightened at one thing or another.  To make her want to stay and feel better I would bribe her with candy and tell her it was just make believe.  Ha. 

Ocean and fish time after the movie.  Gotta love Legoland's aquarium!

Love this face!

Ha!

Look at the gross photobomber in this photo.  Eels are my worst nightmare.  Ew!

Time to get a Christmas tree, but first a stop at the beach...which is totally winter/Christmas themed, I know.  Note: 1) Avery's lack of pants (she wanted to put her toes in...oops) and 2) her sweet dance moves.

Okay, now Christmas tree time!  Avery fell in love with an Avery-sized flocked tree on our way into the tree farm.  Needless to say, we bought it (in addition to a normal 7-footer) and we might actually make it a tradition.  If you can't have a snowy Christmas, why not bring the snow to you?  Mess and all!

Testing all the trees with hugs before deciding on...

This gorgeous flocked one!

The Taits were getting their tree the same day as us... Avery was giddy to see Cody.

Dear Lord - the cuteness!

The day after we got our trees, we went to the Goads where the kiddos decorated (and ate a bazillion) cookies while the adults enjoyed some mimosas!

We love all the fun this time of year brings!  More Christmas cheer in the next blog post...look for that one in June.  Just kidding...hopefully.

FPT

My little elf next to her perfect little flocked tree!