December Daily: Day 1-7

 December 1st was very busy- so I have several pages dedicated to the first day of December.

 We picked out and cut down our Christmas tree.

 These are always some of my favorite pictures of the year.

 The decorated tree. We've never had it in this corner before...I love it there!

 On our way to get our tree, we noticed a street closed downtown and a firetruck with it's ladder extended. It was reaching up to get Santa down from a building's rooftop. We pulled over and Eric and the kids jumped out and ran while I found a parking spot. They made it in time to see Santa brought down to the ground where he met up with Mrs. Claus and chatted with the kiddos before getting on a trolley and waving good-bye.

Also on December 1st, Ella took a community ed class where she got to make and wrap gifts for us.  December 2nd: trying to keep the kids busy on a lazy Sunday with Christmas coloring pages.

Writing letters to Santa...didn't go so well. Cohen colored his hands black and Ella made it as far as writing "Dear Santa, I would like for Christmas..." That's because she wasn't feeling well.

December 4th: the kids' chairs around the Christmas tree. I just thought it was so sweet.

December 5th: A package and letter from Grandma with an handmade ornament for each kid.

December 6: baking cookies.

December 7th: Addressing Christmas cards. I also included one of our cards in our DD book. More to come!