After an afternoon of fresh country air and trekking through the tree farm (ok, so we got a little help with a lift on the farmer's tractor), we managed to haul back a tree on the top of our car just in time before the snow storm.

We are looking forward to spending the holidays hunkering down, staying warm, and enjoying old fashioned comforts like the smell of white spruce, sledding down bumpy hills, Sam singing jazzy Christmas tunes with the kids on his guitar, sharing meals with family and friends, and being thankful for the hundreds of ways we are blessed.

Christmas means something different to everyone, but for us, we are truly overjoyed to celebrate and welcome life, peace, joy and most of all a little baby in a manger.

This pic is what Christmas looks like at our house - don't ask me about the aprons! :)

Have a wonderful and very merry Christmas!

Lotsa' love,
Mary (& Sam)