O Christmas Tree and Gingerbread

Out here in Pennsylvania...you find your normal Christmas tree stands...
but if you want to get a fresh tree without going too far you can go to....

Christmas Tree Farms (what?)

so that is what we did.  Here is a picture of the Christmas tree farm we went to.  This picture does not give it justice by any means.  There were tons and tons of Christmas trees.  So you go there...they provide the saw and the measuring stick and you pay by the foot.  It was really fun to watch the boys run around and "pick" which tree that they wanted as our Christmas tree this year!

So when we got home, Chris and I put on the lights and got out the ornaments.  I totally thought that I would be trimming the tree by myself...but actually, I barely did any of the work.  The boys dug right in and LOVED putting the ornaments on the tree.  It was pretty fun to see how excited and proud they were of our Christmas tree.

So this year, I made a countdown to Christmas with fun activities for the boys and I (and sometimes Chris) to do each day leading up to Christmas.  One of our favorites was making our gingerbread house.  I think the boys ATE more candy than they decorated with, but that is the fun of it right?