In search of the perfect Christmas tree....

Everyone has their own personal favorite........

We searched high.......



We searched low.......

And then.....there it was....the perfect Christmas tree.........

Well....that's not really the tree we chose, because we got this tree instead for half the price (I guess it pays to shop two days before Christmas).

Then everyone OD'd on candy canes.......

and look who we found on Santa's sleigh!



The Wise Men have it all wrong.......

because look where I found Baby Jesus.

Poor guy has been relegated to the butter dish!

A Kiss for Grandma and Grandpa!

Let's Give Johnny His Due

As I'm taking the sugar cookies off the pan, a certain little boy says he especially likes the chicken.  The chicken?  Oh, you mean the snowman.  (I think we're in big trouble!)

Cookie Baking Chaos

 Hope your "baking" went well yesterday.  Here's a taste of ours.

Pretzel Dots

Clare making the "turds"

Man on an spritz mission

Then a mean game of apples to apples broke out.



Just wasn't quite the same without you!

An Early Christmas Gift

Dan picked her up on Wednesday.  Father Elmer had blessed her with his relic of the True Cross, so he says she's fully-loaded and ready to go!   What a great way to start the Christmas season!

The Real Marianna

This is what she looks like when I'm trying to use the computer.....minus the smile.

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas.....

..... in the meantime, we 're celebrating ICE!