Timber!!!

Here's our Christmas tree also, but it is not in the best shape right now. Yesterday, when Brian was at the shootout and I was home with just Sam, the darn thing fell over. I sat at the base of that tree holding it up for about five minutes pondering what the heck I should do. I couldn't get it screwed into the base any better, and I couldn't reach the phone to call my neighbor for help. I finally just sucked it up and got a face full of pine needles in order to reach the other side of the base to screw it in more. Needless to say there was a huge mess, and the decorations just did not look as good as before it fell over. Amazingly enough, only one ornament broke.

Hello Santa!!

I took the kids down to the "Jingle Bell Hike" at Cam-plex park last weekend. We actually skipped the hike because Sam was still sleeping at the time, but we made it in time to sit on Santa and Mrs. Claus' laps and give them the Christmas list Ainsley had made. Then Sam and Ains each got to decorate there own Christmas tree cookies. It was a good time for everyone, except for my car which got a broken tail light and cracked bumper as we were leaving. :-( Oh well, it's just a car.

The 2008 Christmas Tree Hunt

We took our annual trek to find the Griswold, I mean Hokanson family Christmas tree on the day after Thanksgiving. First we swung up to the Mistletoe Ranch in Hill City to get a Christmas tree permit, and Gramma and Grampa Taylor bought the kids an ornament each. Then it was on the snowy trail to locate the perfect tree.



We tried out a new spot this year and found a beauty right beside the Mickelson Trail in the Black Hills. Our niece and nephew, Ashlynn and Jonathan, got to come along as well since they were staying a few days with Gramma and Grampa. We got out the sleds and the kids had lots of fun being pulled down the trail. It was tons of fun, and I'll think we'll probably have to head up there in years to come as well.