Happy Holidays!

The sprouts want to wish everyone peace and happiness this holiday! They are officially home on winter vacation until the ECHL reopens on January 4, 2010.

Kai and Finn gave their teachers, Ms. Melissa and Ms. Abby, gifts of hot chocolate, cider, and holiday sweets today. As it turns out, Ms. Melissa and Ms. Abby had something for them, too! The boys came home with two tumble ball toys. Super cool!

Kai must have had a full and active day today. He conked out at 7:35 p.m. after gulping down 6 oz. Finn is still hanging out and refusing his bottle, babbling "ie, ie, ie," and wanting to bounce on Daddy's lap or anywhere else he can spring off of.

Mommy and Daddy are hoping to enjoy a pizza and a glass or two of cab-sav with no creatures stirring, not even a baby. There are gifts to make and packages to wrap!

Tree hunting

This week was a bit of a whirlwind for the both of us. TGFTW.
Thank Goodness For The Weekend.

Santa welcoming visitors to the tree farm.

Today we went hunting for a Christmas tree. Since we are in "Texas Forest Country" here in Nacogdoches, it was only appropriate that we cut our own Christmas tree! We explored our options, avoiding the tree farm with the genetically modified trees, and ventured out northwest of town to the Diamond K Christmas Tree Farm.

Sarah drove the boys in the Versa, and I took the old pickup to handle the tree. When we arrived, we put the sprouts in Moby wraps and ventured onto the farm. As it turns out, the farm owner knew us. The owner is also the co-owner of the real estate company that represented our house when we bought it. Small towns can be scary like that sometimes!

Finn and Kai ready for a tree hunt!

After a thorough search of the farm, the sprouts decided on the perfect tree for our first house.

Finn and Kai examining the trees.

Watching Daddy cut the tree.

Carrying the tree back to the truck with Finn.

Cutting our own tree and getting the sprouts' photos with Santa are two goals for this Christmas. One down, one to go. When Santa arrives by sailboat at the Houston Yacht Club on the 20th, we'll be there!