Thursday, December 15, 2011

"First" Christmas...

Though the kiddos are almost two, we didn't really take in any Christmas festivities in Japan, so everything here in the states feels new this year. For example, this is the first year as a family that we have had a tree! Though we would have loved to go the live tree route like Ray and I did our first year of marriage, a family that Ray works with through basketball gave us a tree from their lot. It is beautiful and makes our house smell wonderful!

Ray and I decorated the tree while the kiddos were sleeping. The next morning they awoke to lights and decorations, and as you can see through the photos, sheer delight! After a few ornament shattering incidences, and a bit too much "tree hugging", we eventually had to raise the ornaments to the top third of the tree where they now reside. We love our tree none-the-less!!

(Waking to see the tree for the first time...)



(Sol doing some excited fist pumping.... or something...)


Merry Christmas to all!!

2 comments:

elle + josh said...

oh my goodness! what a face, sol!

Always Angie said...

Oh my gosh Sarah! These pictures are priceless. You do such an excellent job of capturing all the important moments...and the little ones, too. And that tree is Fantastic!!