Picking the perfect Tree

Playing ring around the rosy with Ryan while waiting on the tree

This Tree...where is it going??

Pop, this is the one...

Mike laughing at Ryan because he was loving the chain saw so much...

While my parent's were here helping over Thanksgiving, we decided to go find the "Perfect Tree". I think we hit the jack pot this year. We found our most beautiful tree to date. It is wonderful. Just the right height, just the right shape, just the right amount of "tough" branches for those heavy ornaments. Perfect in every way.

Thank goodness they were here to help because Ryan was a handful darting in and out of rows of trees and I certainly was not fast enough to catch him in my "invalid" state.

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Ryan's crazy hair from blow drying it himself

Playing with a new Polar Express Train set that Mimi and Doc brought.

Checking himself out in the dishwasher. Too funny.

That same weekend that Mike's parent's were visiting, Ryan got out his Halloween costume from last year -- you know, the year I had the stomach bug and couldn't take my little one trick-or-treating. So, Ryan likes to wear it around the house. Too cute!!

so behind

Why can I not seem to keep up with this blog? Could it be the so-called "swine flu", the mis-diagnosed "walking pnuemonia", or possilby the emergency surgery to have my appendix removed the day before Thanksgiving?? Needless to say we have had a rough couple of weeks in November and are SO THANKFUL that it is finally December. Maybe we can hope for a few months of Mommy feeling like Mommy instead of an invalid.

These pictures are from the 3rd weekend in November when Mike's parent's were visiting and I was so sick from the Tamiflu that I was taking for the so-called "swine flu" that I could hardly get off the couch.

Ryan was LOVING the LEAVES!! He had so much fun running up and down the hill into the pile that Mike kept raking for him. It was so great to see him enjoying himself so much!

I have lots more to catch up on...so, keep reading!