The Tale of Despereaux

We spend a lot of time reading to our kids, so we thought we would read this awesome story to them before we take them to the movie! They are loving it and can't wait until we get to see it. We are almost finished and then we will go and see it during Christmas break. I don't know how good the movie is yet ( I'll let you know) but I highly recommend the book!

Nothin' like the real thing, baby...

After too many years with our Charlie Brown-style artificial tree, we harvested our own this year.



Decisions are the worst. We circled the whole field a couple of times narrowing down the selection. They were a flat rate of $20, so we were thinking big!

The chosen one!

No saw? No worries, I'll gnaw it down.

The Lay's potato chip guy was also there getting a tree with his family. He let us each pick our favorites from the enormous supply in his truck (Kid #2=Cheetos, Kid#1=Popcorn, Mom=Sun Chips, Dad=Dortitos; afterwards everyone regretted that we forgot to check for salt and vinegar). Deciding on the perfect snack was almost as hard as picking the perfect tree.

It's a must-see!

Kid #3 is riveted by the drama of the spin cycle.