Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

We're in full Christmas spirit here, all right. It started with the annual tree hunt where Ole spied a real beauty.

We chopped that thing down, strapped it to the car, and got it home without incident. Win! After a spot of trouble with the tree stand and the lights, we even got it decorated.

We made a visit to Santa, too, where Ole found lots to say about toys I've never heard of. He brought his buddy Bun Bun along--that lucky bunny gets to do all the fun stuff.

We've been counting down the days until Christmas with a Santa calendar from preschool. Ole's mom didn't have any cotton balls on hand, so our Santa has a very colorful pompom beard.

Now my little elf has lots to do. Lay off the candy canes and get back to work!