Oh Christmas Tree

Going and cutting down our tree has become one of my favorite things to do each Christmas.  Last year we were a little rushed; Lincoln liked the process a whole heck of a lot less than we thought he would.  This year started out a little rocky but Lincoln totally perked up and had a really great time helping us pick out the tree.

It was the tiniest tree we have ever had.  I'm pretty sure.  We always pick a tree that looks just right when we're at the tree farm and when we get it home it's huge.  This year, we had the opposite problem: we thought it was perfect there and when we got it home it was so small!

Doughnut eating in the lodge.

 Lincoln was a huge help decorating the tree.  I had to move all the ornaments after he went to bed.  They were all at his eye level.

Isadora would not stop pulling the tree lights off the tree.  It was so darn annoying.  The worst.

And we had breakfast with Santa.  Santa scared the dickens out of both the kids.  This was right before Isa screamed like crazy.  Lincoln did manage to tell him what he wanted for Christmas before jumping off Santa's lap.

 I love the family tradition we have started of going to get a tree every year.  It is by far one of my favorite things we all do together each Christmas.

We're Still Here!

So, a couple months ago I went to update the blog when I was surprised to find I could not upload any pictures to my blog.  None!  I think I finally figured out the problem, but now I have a lot of catching up to do!

Back in October, we went to Great Wolf Lodge in Cincinnati with Kirk's brother Jason, his wife Nikki and their son Gavin.  While in Cinci, we went to the zoo.  It was such a bummer because it was pouring rain for much of our day there.  I forgot my camera in the car...or maybe I left it there on purpose due to the downpour.  I can't remember.

The Cinci GWL is awesome.  We've been to the Traverse City one, but there is something to be said for visiting a larger GWL.  It was awesome and even though we were there on a weekend, it never felt like it was packed.  Even the water park wasn't overcrowded.

Lincoln had a great time at the water park and playing with Gavin.  Gavin is a couple years older than Lincoln, but he is so good with him.  And they played really well together.

Isa: not a big fan of the water park!  :)

Saturday night there was a Halloween parade (yes...it's been THAT long!).  This was before Halloween and poor Lincoln didn't understand Halloween was more than this unorganized and chaotic parade.  After the parade he was so upset about Halloween.  Thankfully we were able to show him this was not Halloween a  few days later.

I love that there are so many things to do at GWL.  Lincoln painted a pumpkin, Isa colored and we all were able to play in the arcade.

I'd totally recommend a visit to a bigger Great Wolf Lodge.  We had fun at the smaller one, but wouldn't pass up a trip to a larger one!