O Christmas Tree

One smiling picture

Favorite pose for the camera

loves getting her picture made...

Sneak shot from behind... looking for the tree or a pottie?

We got our Christmas tree at the Christmas Tree Farm about 5 minutes from our house. We go there every year. I thought we went early this year, which was good, because they were almost out. The grandfather did feel well a few years ago, and did plant very many for this year, but not to worry, they planted 600 or so the following year, once the grandkids found out. So off to pick from what was left...of course, luckily they had a port-a-pottie that Daddy spotted, because even though we were only 5 minutes from the house, nature called. So after that, we found our tree, but of course Mommy's old camera (that uses film) battery was dead, so back to the truck to get the other camera, and then Sadie didn't want to have her picture made. Anyway, with the beautiful tree cut down, we pay and head home. It takes a little while to get the tree in the stand, and watered before we can put on the lights, which wasn't fast enough for Sadie, and then she couldn't wait to put the Angel on the top of the tree, once mommy had finished with the other tree decorations, she could at last put the angel on. Daddy was called in to pick Sadie up to reach the top of the tree, mommy ready with her camera...Angel going on then tree starts to fall down! Luckily we grabbed it in time. After repeatedly trying to get the tree to stand up again, a couple of ornaments didn't survive...a few not nice words, a crying kid, timer on the stove going off and food on the grill ready, somehow the tree moved by itself with a thump...a Christmas miracle of sorts..and was standing again. At last the Angel went on, and dinner was served.