Christmas Time Is Here

Today we went hunting for our Christmas tree. That is our family tradition, one that I love and plan on carrying into my future Koemans family. We always* go up in the woods somewhere and cut our own tree and do some sledding! It's a blast and lots of fun! Josie is fun to watch as she experiences Christmas and the holiday traditions. Once we get back, we decorate it, although not always on the same day. Here the tradition continues with Christmas music and yummy/special snacks. Each of us kids has our own box of ornaments, because each year my mom gives us a new one! Next year I'll get to take my box for mine and Jason's tree! Josie loved decorating. She would hang all her ornaments on the same couple branches on the back of the tree. Then Nathan would distract her while I'd go and move them to more spread-out locations.

*last year we didn't get a tree because my family didn't want to get one without me, and by the time I was home it was after Christmas so we felt silly getting one!