Christmas Fun

We took the girls to see Santa about a week ago. It was so much fun. They were all dressed up in their Christmas outfits looking so cute. It seems we went early enough because the line was VERY short, only a few people in front of us.

So we got pictures of the girls on the bench . . .

Some in front of a pretty Christmas tree . . .

Both girls were looking at Santa smiling and getting so excited to go see him. It was out turn. We march right up there . . . still smiling. Maya was first to get to Santa and sat right on his lap. I leaned to put Teagen down and this is the picture we walked away with . . .

After rescuing Teagen from the oh so scary Santa, Maya had a little time with him to give him her wish list. Apparentely she didn't want us to know what it was and wanted to make sure Santa could really hear her over all the mall noise!

That seriously melted my heart!

Maya also had Ruldolf day at her school. They did a bunch of activities with all the kindergarten classes. This is her at the end of the day!

More Christmas Tree Adventures

Okay, I finally got the video working. Here is Maya and Chad cutting down our tree!! I also had to add a picture to show off my husband a little bit!! Hehe! And one more Griswald . . . I mean Hustead Family Christmas Tree picture for all of you Christmas Vacation movie lovers . . .

Little full . . Lot of sap . . .

Tis the Season

This is my most FAVORITE time of the year. For me it all starts the day before Thanksgiving and and lasts for the next six weeks! I love just walking around the malls and stores (even more so when I don't need to buy anything), hearing the Christmas music and seeing all the of festive items for sale. I love the celebration of the birth of Christ and watching all of the wonder and amazement in my kids eyes. I love watching the girls as they look at Christmas lights and get excited. I love decorating my house with decorations ranging from Chad and my childhood to ones we got for our wedding, and ones Maya has made at school! I just love it all.

Today we added something to our Christmas season. We had a Hustead (some may know it as Griswald) Family Christmas day. Yes that's right, we went to CUT DOWN our Christmas tree. It was so fun. There was even a moment while driving that I had to say in all seriousness, "I don't want to spend the holidays DEAD!" (For those of you who have see Christmas Vacation, you know what I'm talking about. Okay, you may not know it verbatum like our family, but you know the part. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, um, where have you been and you must go watch it immediately!) The girls had so much fun, it was well worth the trip! Definitely something special we will cherish forever. So here are some pictures and some video of the event.

Peek a boo . . . I see you!

Maya giving it a try.

Chad with the girls.

They even had some animals. Maya was a little hesitant at first, but Teagen wanted in to play with them!

(Video is coming soon, I'm having some problems with it. But check back soon!)