Preparing for Christmas

It's been a while since we've posted -- the cooler weather seems to have tamed our schedule of outings quite a bit! Like everyone, we're spending most of our time now doing things to prepare for Christmas.

We brought home our Christmas tree this past weekend, and Ryan has only touched it once so far (and declared a heartfelt "uh oh" when needles fell off the tree). We haven't put up any decorations on it yet, so we'll see how long until he's climbing it. :)

We've been reading Christmas stories, singing carols, dancing to the holiday stations on the radio and yes, we even visited Santa at the North Pole (a.k.a. Chesterfield Mall). Ryan's been starting the "stranger anxiety" thing a bit lately, so I was nervous, but he instantly reached out to grab Santa's hat and just sat on his lap gazing at him. It was so cute.

Of course, he didn't smile though -- he had his serious face on while he studied this stranger. Enjoy a little piece of Trammell family history...the infamous "Santa" shot:


We've got lots of Trammell family coming to visit over the holidays, so we'll surely have a lot to report on shortly. And in case we don't post beforehand, Merry Christmas!