Saturday, December 19, 2009

picking out the christmas tree & a breakfast with santa

we got our christmas tree a few weeks back and this year, olivia was all about roaming the lot. of course, she much preferred playing with rusty ladders and trailers vs. helping to pick out a tree...


this was was called "big mama." we opted for something a little smaller....

here she is! since it's been up we've both noticed that our selection skills are improving. this one is a much better shaped one that last year. it's finally completely decorated and looking pretty good! i'll try and take a picture of that later but i'm not so good with cameras+flash+tree lights+bright ornaments.... the pictures always look bad.

they had to take out a chainsaw and trim our tree up a little bit and you know this little scaredy cat was headed straight for the car. she freaked.


around the same time, we got an invite from olivia's cousin coleman to come to a breakfast with santa at his preschool. chick-fil-a and a chance to see our kids melt down in santa's lap?? we'll be there! sure enough, it did not disappoint...

i love this one because coleman and mckinley have already spotted the monster (those are colemans hands reaching for his dad) and olivia hasn't noticed yet...

starting to panic...

done

and done.

safe and sound with mom. so sad!

much happier taking ornaments off the trees with no shoes on.

THE END

3 comments:

Jessie and Taylor Miller said...

oh those photos of the kids are going to be classics! im glad brody didnt get it and loved sitting on santas lap this year. I will keep my fingers crossed for next year

Heather and Dave said...

This post and the last ones were hilarious! I can't believe the scowl that little lady can whip up in a matter of seconds!! I love her little skinny jeans and that thanksgiving sweater was adorable!! Good luck these next few weeks! Can't wait to see your new little miss - (and Olivia's reaction to the entire situation!) haha.

Alex and Garrett said...

I'm so glad you had a camera to capture the moment. Knowing our kiddos, I have a feeling the reaction will be the same for years to come. Merry Christmas!