A Griswold Family Christmas

It truly did feel like a scene from "Christmas Vacation," on Saturday, as we all bundled-up in our warmest clothing, piled in the car, sang Christmas carols, and headed out to the wilderness (a.k.a. JB Tree Farm) to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. The biggest difference being that unlike the Griswold kids, we think the girls were pretty excited for this adventure.



We began our adventure in the exact same spot as last year; however, you'll notice that one big thing is missing from this picture this year.....the stroller!







Waiting to board the wagon . . .

Our carriage arrives!

The girls had a little trouble walking in their big snowsuits on such uneven ground.

Passing the time while Daddy and Mommy find the perfect tree . . .

Watching Daddy cut down our tree . . .

Waiting for our wagon . . .

Our last stop.....feeding the reindeer

What a wonderful day!

Altoona Christmas Parade

Last night, we took the girls to the Altoona Christmas Parade. Just like last year, it was a chilly evening, but we all had a great time!

Leah enjoying her dinner while waiting with Minnie and Pooh for the parade to begin...

Enjoying the band . . . .

Abby enjoying her french fries . . . .

Go Penn State . . . .

Hey Sis, did you see that?

It didn't take long for the girls to catch onto the whole candy collecting thing. We collected enough candy to last until next year's parade!

Surprisingly, the girls both enjoyed seeing Santa (from a distance, of course!).

Light-Up Night in Hollidaysburg

Last Friday, we took the girls to downtown Hollidaysburg for the tree-lighting festivities. It is always such a nice event and the girls had a lot of fun this year enjoying all the great activities.


They both enjoyed feeding and petting the animals....

This is the tree in downtown Hollidaysburg that is always decorated each year with hundreds of lights. It always looks so beautiful!

We can't go anywhere without our Minnies!

A walk through downtown . . .

Taking a break . .

Although we weren't quite ready to sit on Santa's lap, we definitely wanted to try out his chair after he headed back to the North Pole!

Happy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, we started out the day with an annual tradition, watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We took this same picture of the girls last year. It's so neat to see how much they have grown in one year (and how much their hair has grown)! The girls enjoyed watching the parade this year, especially seeing all the fun floats, dancers, and bands!

Snow Much Fun!

Today was our first opportunity this winter to take the girls out into the snow. They really seemed to have a lot of fun. Abby just keeps repeating over and over, "Snow is white!" Even though there wasn't too much snow on the ground, it was prefect packing snow, so we managed to build a pretty big snowman. The girls had fun helping us roll the balls of snow and decorating the snowman's face. We decided to make him a "hockey player," equipped with hockey balls for eyes, a puck for a nose, and a hockey stick in hand. What a great time!

Oh Christmas Tree

This year, we decided to buy the girls their own Christmas tree for their bedroom. Together, we decorated it tonight with a variety of ornaments ranging from the nativity scene to Mickey and Minnie Mouse (which were their absolute favorite!). The girls haven't quite gotten the concept yet that once you place the ornaments on the tree, you leave them there! The ornaments went on and came off numerous times, which in the end, resulted in a fallen tree (as you'll see in the picture below).

As you can see, Leah is pointing and at the same time yelling, "ABBY!"