Ok, so this is my first attempt at our new family blog. I have never blogged before, but I thought it would be a great idea for me to do to keep our family and friends in the loop about Emily's many changes or the things that have occurred in our lifes lately. Everyday something new and exciting happens.

So just to catch you up on what's been going on this month.....we are enjoying the holiday season to every extent. Todd and I decided to try the whole "black Friday" shopping experience and it turned out that it was great and we plan on making it a tradition. We set the alarm for 3:50am and showered and dressed and woke Emily and took off for Fred Meyer. We managed to get all of our Christmas shopping done (except for eachother) and it only took an hour!! It was great and I'm glad we gave it a shot finally.

Last weekend we went up to Mt Rainier to find a tree........this is an important task for me. I'm always on the hunt for the perfect tree and I wasn't going to settle! We went with our friends Kate and Pat and his son Taylor. We took hot soup, and sandwiches and made a day out of it. Funny though, cause we didn't come home with the typical perfect tree....it definitely has a personality all of it own. But I love it and the memories we made getting it.

We spent the rest of the weekend decorating the tree and our house and wrapping presents and it was so nice and Christmasy! I loved it. I just love when your home feels cozy and warm and smells of fresh pine!