Today Daniel suggested we go look for a Christmas Tree! I was surprised because as we are between residences and planning to spend the bulk of our holiday with my parents... I assumed we would skip a tree this year. Apparently I was wrong!
So after a breakfast of cinnamon rolls, John was bundled up and we headed over to the property to do some tree hunting. We decided to get just a small tree to decorate.
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| John is snuggled! Mom is having her morning coffee. |
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| Closeup. John was really excited, even though it was nap time! |
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| The tree John picked out |
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| He's getting so big! When he wears his hat I can't really see over him. |
Daniel sawed down our "little" tree and we headed back to the barn to decorate.
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| He was so enamored with the tree he wouldn't even look at his dad! |
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| Looking at it very very carefully. |
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| The finished product! Not bad for a "woods" tree. We also didn't put up all our breakable ornaments... the risk of bumping them in this environment is really high. |
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| He loved touching the tree. |
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| True to form, he had to try to put it in his mouth. |
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| His hands smelled like Balsam after all this exploring. |
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| All lit up! |
Then on the way home, John got to drive! (On the back roads).
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| He loves to drive... He makes his excited noises the whole time! He also practices his "broom broom" car noises. |
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| Hands at "10 and 2!" |
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| So Happy! |
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| The peanut gallery |
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| Funny face at his mom. "Watch the road, John!" |
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| "Ok mom!" |
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| "Am I doing it right, Dad?" |
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| Practicing some one handed driving.... good thing dad is here! |
He has a good right turn but his left turns not so good. That's ok, he has a few years before he drives on his own. :-)
He went home to have a two and a half hour nap. It was a big day for a little boy!
