Christmas Trees & Early Christmas Presents

It has been a tradition for the last few years to go up in the mountains the day after Thanksgiving to cut down our own Christmas trees. I have not done it since 2002, the year Kent & I were married, since that was the last time I was home for Christmas. It was fun to do again this year. We had to improvise on the snow boots for Annika, we used plastic bags, but she thought it was so much fun to have people hold on to her as she skied down the road!

Kent, Annika & Mom

Kent & I holding Annika as she skied!

Annika looking on as Richard cut a branch with his very own mini saw Grandpa Crane gave him

Melissa & Annika

Since all of my sisters & I will be at our in-laws for Christmas Eve, after we got back from getting Christmas trees my parents had some presents for us to open. Annika had a few extra because we will not see them at all at Christmas time.

Melissa, Annika, Bella (eating the bows), Nathan & Richard waiting to open the presents

Bella had more fun with the bows than anything

The Christmas pajamas with matching robes!

Annika with Nicole and the Cinderella crown she gave her!

Wearing the crown and using it as a mask!

Prince Richard showing us how tough he could be wearing a crown!