four.

we now have a four-year-old in the house! happy birthday, kj! upon request, we repeated the favorite party theme of last year - decorate your own cupcake! then play with friends. one year older, one more (at least) cupcake under her belt. :)

frigid.

even though it was colder than cold (frigid would be the word! 15 below, give or take!) on the day marked for cutting our christmas tree, we held fast to tradition & got the job done. mommy & lj stayed very close to the bonfire in the woods, grasping every degree of heat we could find, while daddy & kj bundled up, covered their faces & ran for a tree. needless to say, it was not exactly the crowning glory of the forest & needed a little doctoring-up once we brought it home... but it is now resides in our home as our beloved mark of this joyous season!