Tis The Season

Hansel's mom (also known is Cantonese as MaMa - father's mother) is visiting this week (the week of 12/1) because we won't be spending Christmas with Hansel's family in DC like we normally do. It would be less than a month before my due date. MaMa brought some gifts for the kids. Beck got a snowman for which you grow snow using a special liquid.

I actually asked Beck to open his eyes for this photo.

Today we got a Christmas tree from a Kiwanis club lot where the trees with "environmentally responsible" trees. We didn't know that when we decided to go to that lot but nice to know. Maile picked the tree. The guys helping out at the lot were football players from the local high school. They were eager, nice, and friendly. We weren't sure if we should tip the guy who helped us (he cut, shoke, netted, and tied the tree to the top of our van). In the end, we decided to. Anyone know the etiquette?

Don't they look like an old couple (cane and all).

After the kids' naps, they decorated the tree. Beck at first was putting all the ornaments in the same place. Eventually, he moved around.

The last decorating project we did for the day was to put together a little decorative tree that Hansel's mom had given us a while ago. One of the hooks was missing from the tree, so we couldn't hang one of the mini-ornaments. Beck is very quick to point out that the tree is "Missing one."