Tee!

"Tee!" is what we hear these days, every time Ava walks into the living room. As if she's forgotten all about it, she runs up to the Christmas tree that takes up half our walking space and squeals with delight. Then we proceed to check and make sure all her favorite ornaments are there, the balls, snowmen, the bottle, the house, the clock, the choo choo and so on. This is a wonderful time of year but what a joy to share it with my baby girl!

Now we prepared her for the upcoming Christmas tree venture, the sawing and mounting, lighting and of course the presence of a big outside-tree, inside. However, on the chosen day Ava decided to skip and/or scream through both of her naps and then promptly fall asleep on the way to the tree farm. Not quite the memorable family outing we'd hoped for! So, being the wonderful dad he is, Blair set out and chopped down a tree for us while I stayed with Ava, snoozing in the car. Ava awoke during the tree-to-car attachment process and though she fussed all the way home, thankfully enjoys the finished product.

Last Christmas I bought Ava an ornament and had planned to pick one for her each year. However, I quickly realized it would be even more fun to have her pick it out herself. So today during a trip to Target, we perused the selection. Of course what ensued was the needing of every ornament that she laid eyes on, but with mom's help we narrowed it down to this special gem, a snuggly, mini-version of Ava's seasonal favorite friend, "Bosdy!"

Here are a few other pictures of our house, decorated with hand-spun crafts by mother and daughter. Ok mostly mother. But daughter cheered me on!