Oh, Christmas Tree!

Whoa what a weekend!!  Highs and lows!  Can't be fun all the time!

Makenzie and Grandma looking festive!

Saturday morning we met up with Matt's family for breakfast then our annual Christmas Tree hunt.  We were trying a new place this year (some friends from church) and were pretty excited to head out there.  Their property is JUST GORGEOUS!  And they have a couple horses that wander around, which is a major bonus.

Caleb & Makenzie peaking in at Roanie the pony and Jasmine before they were let out.

I was a little hesitant of taking Madison out with us.... it was COLD.  Typically when we go it is cold... but not this cold.  I'm talking in the low twenties cold.  Anyway, we got her all strapped to me and bundled up.  Between all the blankets and her being up against me I figured she would stay fairly cozy. (And she was actually toasty when we unhooked her!) 

What a blast.  It had started snowing soon after we had gotten there.  Big fluffy snowflakes slowly falling from the sky.  Picture perfect. 

Roanie getting ready to pull our tree up to the truck!

 

After we got home this....

is how we spent most of the afternoon... Makenzie crying/ whining right along with Madison.

Followed by...

 

late afternoon cuddles & Christmas specials.

The rest of Saturday just wasn't pretty.

Sunday was a new day!  After having to run to the store to buy almost all new lights for the tree (yup, more sat drama... last years lights didn't light) we got the tree decorated!  Makenzie had so much fun checking out all the ornaments and finding a spot to hang them.  There are multiple spots that have more than one ornament on one branch, but we are just going to leave it that way ;-)  

 

Our tree is full of ornaments that I collected growing up.  Each year my parents and grandparents gave me an ornament... now the tree is beginning to fill up new baby's first Christmas ornaments or with ornaments Makenzie has received or made!  Nothing is better than having a tree full of "gifts" from others to us!  What memories!!