Monday, December 24, 2007

Getting Ready for Christmas

Grandma's Visit
Grandma came to visit the first week of December. We had a great time. We went to Breakfast with Santa, grandma also took the girls ice skating and shopping.







Our Christmas Tree
This year we went up to Mt. Hood to cut our own tree. It was so much fun! However, it is hard to tell what your tree will look like away from the forest. Our tree looked so full in the forest...However, once we got it home, it did not look so full. :)

The girls did a great job filling in the empty spots with decorations.

The Polar Express
We went on the Polar Express train to the North Pole. We saw Santa and he joined us for our ride back. Santa took the time to talk to all of the children and also gave everyone a bell.


The girls had their tickets punched, just like in the movie.



Ellis was so excited to meet Santa. Kiley was a little shy at first. However, once she saw how nice he was, she joined her sister on his lap. (It did not help that Kiley forgot her blankie!)