That Wonderful Time of Year!

On Sunday we were home from all the Thanksgiving festivities in Stillwater and we made sure to take a trip out to Lowes Creek Tree Farm. We love it there. Tim and Therese are so sweet, the land is so beautiful, and its so festive this time of year!

John and I have both realized how excited we are for this holiday season - for Logan to experience Christmas with new eyes and a child's perspective. He is already so excited about the Christmas tree, Santa Claus, and the snow. Of course, we are also teaching him about Baby Jesus, which Logan recognizes in his nativity set and in the Christmas books. We're really looking forward to experiencing everything with Logan now that he is a little older and able to get excited about the novelties.

I love all the custom wreaths and potters - we didn't splurge on either this year,
but hopefully another time!

It was too cold for us to partake on the wagon ride this year, so we chose a beautiful tree from the lot. Maybe next year we'll be able to take a wagon ride to cut our tree down ourselves
(or at least maybe Logan and Daddy can go while I stay in the lodge with Baby 2).


Up close with the horsies ("neeeeeee!")

Logan was so cute all bundled up and was such a trooper!

Daddy teaching Logan all about trees...we decided on a nice, full, fresh Frasier fir.


The family!


When we got the tree home, we debated whether to put it upstairs or down. With the fireplace downstairs we couldn't resist the cozy atmosphere, so we decided to find a corner for the tree there.

Mr. Cool Guy on his firetruck...

"Wow! This Christmas stuff is going to be FUN!"