trying this new blog thing…

 

so, thanks to my sister ashley, i am trying a new way of blogging! 

my happy camper…

all is well and i will update tomorrow with some new years info.  we are hosting my family and we are going to have some food, drinks, and play games.

amber

take it easy tuesday

today we have decided to not leave the house! we are all still in pj's and sitting on the couch. josie is a little under the weather {going on three days} and annabelle and gavin are still content with their new christmas treasures (guinea pig and lots of batman goodies). we are going to watch a movie today. yesterday we watched ramona & beezus and it was A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! so maybe today we will order a movie from pay-per-view.

i got all the ornaments off the tree yesterday and the decorations down [for the most part]. i sorted the kids and put them in their boxes. just need to put joe and my ornaments away a long with our two nativity sets, and christmas will be put away...with the exception of a few pine needles that got missed by the shop vac.

yesterday as i was taking the ornaments off the tree, gavin asked, "why are you taking down the christmas spirit?" he is so precious and speaks the truth! so we discussed that we can keep the spirit of christmas with us ALL year round.

so, what are you doing today? are you back at work? are you able to stay at home and enjoy more family time? what are some good family movies you would recommend? please leave a comment...i have no idea how many people even look at this blog:)

pictures included(in no particular order)...i have got to learn how to use this blog!:
*the empty corner where our tree stood
*the kiddos on christmas morning
*our new pet guinea pig, sam
*the ornaments still to be put away
*scrabble mix we will be eating during our movie:)


much love,
amber and fam

a hunting we will go...

for the perfect christmas tree, that is!

and we found it...sorry to everyone else that went to beck's tree farm...the farmer family got it:)

as was my tradition as a child...we go as a family, find the perfect tree, cut it down, ride the horse drawn "hayride", have some hot chocolate, and watch the tree get the needles shaken out and put through the net "thingy".

i love starting traditions with my family that my parents started when i was young. i hope my children will remember these times when they are grown and have kiddos of their own.

some highlights from our tree hunt 2010:

*annabelle got to sit in the front of the horse hayride
*all three of my kiddos are able to walk on their own (no strollers, etc...finally!)
*we picked a huge tree. we (or should i say I) did not realize how much room it would take up in our dining room.

enjoy some pictures from our tree hunting expedition . i will post house decorating and final tree decoration pictures once we are all set up!

love,
the farmer five (amber)