Isn't that my tree...

It is really already December 8!?! Life has been busy for us. The day after Thanksgiving we were supposed to head up to Pinetop to spend time with my family. But Bode decided that being sick was a better option and instead of going to Pinetop, Jer came and picked us up in Queen Creek and drove us back home. So plans changed and we headed up to Pinetop on Tuesday instead.

Here is Bode stopping through the snow.

Yea we we found it. Actually there were two sitting right by each other. We asked Bode which one he wanted and he chose this one.

Every year we have made it a Christmas tradition to go cut down our tree the first week in December. This year we went with my parents. Bode was super excited to get to ride in Grandpa's big truck. We asked him many times where he wanted to sit and every time it was the truck! It didn't take too long for us to find a couple of trees. It love going up into the mountains. To bad there wasn't hardly any snow on the ground.

Bode loves grandpa's Truck.

Bode was very concerned about all the mud on the ground and out car. He kept calling it the "yucky poops"

Merry Christmas!

Here is where the Christmas tree story takes an unplanned turn...

When we got back to my parents house the boys unloaded trees and everyone else went inside. the next morning my mom decided to take it upon herself to set up her tree inside. So she cut it down to the right height, got our the tree stand and hauled it inside. Later in the day Jer went outside, he popped his head back in and here is the conversation that followed:

Jer: Her Tricia, where did you get your tree?

Tricia: Over by the fence.

Jer: Well... that is our tree.

Tricai: No it's not!

Jer: Yes it is.

Tricia: Crap!

Too funny! She took the wrong tree. Ours was by the fence and hers was leaning against a tree in the front yard. To make things worst we soon figured out that she had also set up her tree with our tree stand. We will sure give her a hard time about it... but everything turned out fine. "Our" tree looks good in her house and "her" tree looks good in our house.

Pictures to come of our beautiful tree.

Jer had to go home to go to work but Bode and I ended up staying in Pinetop. We came home Sunday afternoon with Lee. It was a bunch of fun becasue my brother, Pete, and his two girls came up to spend the weekend. Bode always has a blast with his cousins. Meg and Mel were good sports and let Bode in on all of their fun. He especially loved being Megan's shadow. He loves his cousin "Gogan".

They were having so much fun. I looked out the window and caught this little bike train. Bode face was all smiles.

On Saturday we when to the parks annual tree lighting. The line for Santa was way to long. So instead they got their faces painted, ate coco and cookies and got little stuffed animals. No offense Pinetop-Lakeside tree lighting committee, but it could have been better. Or maybe we all should learn that when they say they will light the tree at 5 them mean 5:30. Plus next time make sure that when you flip the switch after the countdown to turn on the tree, make sure the tree stays lite for more that 5 seconds before in blows a fuse. All that being said, Bode had a fun time watching the tree get lite up.

These little people are lined up around the fence on the park's Christmas tree. The funny thing is that years ago my mom painted them for a float in the town's parade.

Hello pregnant face.

Next that evening we went to my Mom's ward party. They had a big Jerusalem themed party. Everyone dress up in an assortment of robes and toga like apparel. It was fun. I however didn't dress up. First of all becasue I wasn't planning on going and second I didn't thing the big pregnant belly would look very wearing a tent. I was worried that Bode would just run wild. But he did really good. Again thanks Meg and Mel for being such good cousin and letting Bode play with you. He just stuck with them on the blanket and played. They are going to be good big sister's to their new little brother.

All in all it was a fun week.