Santa Picture 2011

Before trimming the tree, we headed over to the Bass Pro Shop for our free photo with Santa. This is the first year I did not bring my own camera and they go and have a completely different set up. This year, Santa was inside his workshop, so you couldn't see him until his elves brought you inside. They also have a carousel set up where you can choose to ride a polar bear, moose or reindeer. They still had the coloring/write a letter to Santa area, trains, remote control trucks and shooting range, but they also had a couple wii stations and a bow/arrow target area. We stayed about 2 hours playing games and checking out the store, but we could have easily stayed another 2 hours if we weren't so hungry. We just love that store and all they have to offer kids.

Trimming the tree

Last night we trimmed our tree. The kids were all very excited to go thru all our Christmas storage boxes to see the ornaments and decorations again.
Elise found one of our Elf hats and turned herself into the cutest little elf ever!
As we do each year, the first ornaments to be hung up were the kids hand prints from their 1st Christmas.


The other Elf helped by lifting up kids so they could place ornaments higher up on the tree. Even with his help, we still ended up with a bunch of ornaments down low and on the same branch. lol
Now I just have to finish decorating the rest of the house and we are all set for the season!