Decking the Halls!

Christmas traditions, specifically starting Christmas traditions, with our little family is very important to me. And on Saturday we took part in one of my favorite! Last year we started our tradition of going out to breakfast and getting our Christmas tree the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Last year Lydia was a newborn, and it was all kind of a blur, but this year was perfect! Its so special to have time together with just the four of us!

We had breakfast at Cracker Barrel...

And then picked out our tree!

We planned to go to a tree lot in Hendersonville that we've gone to in the past, but we had to stop for cash at Lowes, and decided the trees there looked pretty good. It actually worked out perfectly, because we were able to contain the kids in the truck cart while we looked at trees.

On the way home, both kids feel asleep, which NEVER happens. Scott and I joked that this might be the best family picture we manage to get this Christmas season!

Grandma, Grandaddy, and Uncle Michael came over that evening for a quick visit, and helped us get the tree inside. Jacob was very busy reading and telling stories to Uncle Michael.

Jacob woke up sick on Sunday with a high fever and bad cough. Even though he didn't feel good, he still had fun putting ornaments on the tree. Lydia doesn't seem to care too much about the tree so far, which is a good thing!