A week before Christmas Kara, Jacob, Emma and I traveled about an hour out of town towards Chester and hiked a bit to find a perfect Christmas tree - what ever that may be!
After passing a few snow ball fights off the road and passing up Charlie Brown's and Miracle on 34th Street trees we found one a few hundred yards away from the road. Kara did the honors and cut it down. I decorated it a few days later with my Christmas Disney Bells my mom gave me a few years ago.
Yes, I admit it. I decorate my animals in Holiday decor.
A few days before Christmas I took the 5 1/2 hour drive to my parents which on a normal day only take 4 hours. Since we rather be snowmobiling during that week and won’t have any more family come visit my mom does not decorate much. She had a simply lighted wreath on the front door, friends and families Christmas cards on the living room cabinet, and presents on the Christmas Piano. Yes that's right! She said she didn't want to bother with a tree this year so she converted her mother’s old-fashion piano with snowmen and small Christmas joy! A hand full of presents surrounded the piano which mostly belonged to my brother because i received my gift last month - a Canon XSi!
Vada also enjoyed unwrapping her Organic Peanut Butter treats on Christmas morning. 
For those of you who do not know about my families cookie tradition, my mothers family has a cookie recipe that has been made during the Christmas season for over 60 years. They resemble sugar cookies but use baker's ammonia. Usually we are in Montana and make 2 or 3 batches for the entire family but this year we made only one batch (168 cookies). 
Mom and I frosted them and my dad used his talented creative hands to top them off with colorful decorations (I swear he is really talented – I am sure you would believe me more if I said my 5 year old cousin decorated them).
Vada also enjoyed unwrapping her Organic Peanut Butter treats on Christmas morning. 
For those of you who do not know about my families cookie tradition, my mothers family has a cookie recipe that has been made during the Christmas season for over 60 years. They resemble sugar cookies but use baker's ammonia. Usually we are in Montana and make 2 or 3 batches for the entire family but this year we made only one batch (168 cookies). Mom and I frosted them and my dad used his talented creative hands to top them off with colorful decorations (I swear he is really talented – I am sure you would believe me more if I said my 5 year old cousin decorated them). 
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