E the Dare Devil....

Ethan amazes me every day!

Today, he stood on his quad, and got on his tippy toes to reach a light switch. It was so cute to witness:) Of course, eventually he tumbled down. But, he got right up and tried again.

Right before the tumble:

Dasher, Dancer, and ROSEY Cheeks!

Here is the newest reindeer to join the pack. As you can see, he is NOT happy about it all!!!

Another Griswold tree....

At the end of the Christmas season last year, we said that we were NOT getting another Griswold tree. If you need a reminder of how BIG the tree was last year, click here. Well, the SPIRIT got a hold of this year!!! It's so hard to say SMALL tree when you're walking amongst the biggest, and most beautiful trees. So we found another Griswold tree; and really, we already had all the lights and ornaments, so why not?

As Brock and I were lugging in the tree this weekend, he shouted "WE ARE NOT GETTING A BIG TREE NEXT YEAR!!" LOL, :) :) I giggle at the thought. Because honestly, I LOVE the BIG tree! It looks so beautiful down our hallway, and the GLOW from the tree out the 2nd story window has a warming effect on my heart!!!

Here is the view as it lays down(notice Brock's head):

We were smart this year, and put lights on the top half before bringing it in:

The top half:

Securing it to the wall:

View from the Family Room:

Ethan LOVES the tree. He got to explore it a little bit today:

P.S. The tree is 15 years old, while Brock was putting on the lights, I entertained myself by counting the rings...LOL