Yesterday, and the Day Before

So, as I hinted at yesterday, this last Monday we took a trip into the forest to find, cut down, and bring home our Christmas tree. It's become a bit of a Christmas tradition in our family.

[Some of these pictures were just taken with my phone, so please forgive the lack of quality]

There was a fair bit of snow, so it was a lot of fun driving in.

It was a beautiful day. The temperature was about -10*C and not much for wind; a great day for a walk in the woods.

Unfortunately, Juanita caught the flu the night before so she couldn't come. Fortunately, Auntie Jess was willing to carry Luke around so he could still come on his first tree run.

We found our tree...

... strapped it on the Jeep...

... set it up at home...

... and then, yesterday, we decorated it.

It was a great day to spend in God's amazing creation with good friends and family!

And yes, this is a picture of a Jeep pulling a Ford up a hill! ;)

Yesterday

The Evolution of Kaleb

At one point in my son's development we were wondering if he was related to Canadian Political Analyst, Mike Duffy:

Now we have a new comparison...

Anyone remember Tintin and his dog Snowy?

Well, what do you think?

For those of you who need a little nostalgic reminder of Tintin:

Happy 2008 Everyone!

Hey Everyone, I'm back after a little Christmas break. Our little family had a great Christmas with both sides of our family. Good times.

I love this Canucks soother/pacifier that Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt (Juanita's parents) got Kaleb for Christmas. However, I realize that by posting this picture I am opening myself up for all sorts of Canucks bashing... so, I may as well roll with it.

Let's see how many delightfully clever witticisms you can come up with connecting soothers and the Vancouver Canucks. Just keep in mind that the Canucks are first in their division so any Canucks bashing is purely facetious.