Christmas Preparations...

...are well under way! Last weekend we had decorated the house and put up lights but did not have the tree! Well, now we do! Here's how it all went down...

Friday after work, we came home for a bit before heading out to Pazzo's for some pizza. We had a great coupon (large pizza for $11.95), so that made the night even better. Once Cayle went to bed Nick and I pent some quiet time hanging out on the couch together, spending time relaxing.

Saturday morning Nick worked Saturday School and Cayle and I hung out around the house. I had lunch with Jess and Alana to celebrate a belated birthday for Jess. Then we got ready for the Christmas on Broadway celebration. We headed over to Eagle with Mark and Blue a little after 5 to join in the festivities. There were lots of people walking around, a few stands offering soup, hot chocolate, and cookies. And Santa was there...but we missed him :( We hung out in the coffee shop a bit to await the parade's start. Cayle wouldn't keep his gloves on, so his hands got very cold. But he didn't want to watch the parade from inside...that boy is so indecisive! After the parade, we headed over to Justin and Melinda's for the Ugly Christmas Sweater party.

Cayle still happy at this point!

Cayle ready to go home :)

Our ugly Christmas attire

On Sunday we had a nice breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and eggs before heading out on the tree search. We left Eagle with Mark and Blue, Rob, Yvonne, and Zoe, Torrey and Alana, and Jeff and Jess and arrived at our destination just after 9 am. The temp was 10 degrees :) We set out looking for the perfect tree amongst the thousand of trees in the forest. Just over two hours later, we found a keeper. (Let's not discuss the fact this tree we found was one I had noticed when we first arrived...) At least we got some great exercise snowshoeing through several feet of snow! We got the tree decorated today (Cayle loves the lights). Once Cayle got up from his afternoon nap, we took some great photos in front of the tree.

Nick cutting down the tree

Not a bad looking tree!

2011 Brummer Family Photo

Cayle Joseph hanging out in front of the tree

Now I've been able to order the Christmas cards! We just have a few more people on our shopping list. We're down to two more weeks of school before we leave for IL. Nick and I are both super-excited for Santa to arrive on Christmas morning! The countdown to Christmas is on!