It's Christmas Time!

Sorry for the picture overload but we had a busy Christmas month! We saw Santa a few times, hung out with friends, ate a lot of frosting (aka decorating cookies), and enjoyed hanging out with family.

Walk to see Santa at our neighborhood school

Zoe wanted nothing to do with Santa!

Ripley and Andrew came over to decorate Christmas trees (instead of gingerbread houses)

Tree is up and decorated...just ignore that it is leaning....

Cousins racing at Grammie's house on Christmas Eve

Zoe keeping up with the boys!

Daddy was on "car watch"

Zoe loved her new suitcase from Grey!

Grandpa and Zoe watching the craziness

Christmas morning!

Zoe made sure Santa didn't leave a drop of "Christmas Milk"

Playing with all the new toys, they must have been really good! :)

We can't go a year without going by the Cielo Circle house

Along with winter in Northern California, comes lots and lots of rain. Which means PUDDLES!!

And hot chocolate!

Cutest. Reindeer. Ever.

Grey & I did a pinterest project :)

Going to Cousteaux Bakery in Healdsburg for breakfast with Santa has become a family tradition for us (3rd year in a row!) 

Zoe isn't a big fan of Santa, even with daddy there as backup!

Uncle Tyler & Auntie Rory got Grey the best gift ever-hot chocolate!!

Best. Christmas. Picture. Ever.

Oh Christmas Tree

Luckily, we had a break in the rain and daddy's work Christmas parties and we were able to hunt down that perfect tree. If you know my husband and kids, you know small or even big is not in their vocabulary when it comes to Christmas trees or pumpkins. Grammie came along, too, and helped us find the perfect tree! Grandpa couldn't come; he was too busy preparing his presentation he was going to do at the National Mushroom Association meeting.

On the hunt...

Grammie couldn't get us and all the tree in the picture...hmm, maybe the first clue that it was ginormous??

It took 3 people to cut it down...

Two grown men to hold it while it was shook...

Daddy might need a bigger truck :)

Oops! Daddy's 4 wheel drive wouldn't work and it was so muddy we needed to be pulled out!

Grey getting ready to prep the tree for its new home

Grey trying to figure out how we were going to put the star on top....

Of course, daddy figured out a way :)

By this time, Grey was an expert tree helper so when Grandpa and Grammie got theirs, he was called in for his assistance!

Had to measure it to make sure it fit...

Grey helped haul away the trimmings to the green waste. He is such a big help!