Cheesy Santa Pictures

Every kid needs to have cheesy Santa pictures, right?!  Well, I stumbled across this set up at a mall downtown (check out the extremely fake looking background!) and I could not resist.  Charlie was indifferent to Santa - he just sat there content as can be.  I have to be honest, I was hoping he would scream for one picture or pull on his beard...

This is what I think he might have been thinking while sitting on Santa's lap:

"Those candy canes are way cooler than Santa - I want one!"

"This is the closest thing to a smile you are getting Mom"

"Alright, I am done with this guy - can I get down?"

Oh, Christmas Tree

On December 4th, we ventured out to the suburbs to cut down our Christmas tree.  We loaded up the family (dogs included, of course) on a mission to find the perfect tree for Charlie's first Christmas.  I am pretty particular, so of course I dragged us up and down every row at the tree farm to find the best one - I think we did it!

We have been in the Christmas spirit for a few weeks at the Hamilton House - it is so fun to have a little one to share the holiday with. One of our favorite things we have been doing this holiday season (besides cutting down and decorating our tree) is reading Charlie all of his Christmas books (he has quite the collection!) It has been fun to read the stories to Charlie that Steve and I enjoyed when we were little :)

I am sure we will have some more 2011 Christmas updates - stay tuned!


 

Found the tree!! (Kenadee approves)

Getting ready to cut it down

Dragging it to the car - Daddy forgot his gloves so Mommy had to drag my tree

Wow!  This thing is short!!

Is this present for me?

Jingle Bells!

I love my tree!

Class of 2033

Charlie went to his first (of what will be many) Badger game in November.  Steve is starting to brainwash him early in hopes that he will choose to go to school at UW-Madison - will he be a future Badger?!  Maybe!  He had a pretty good time in Madison as we showed him around...

Chillin' on the terrace

Enjoying the Badger Game

Go Badgers!

  We need to work on Charlie's 'Jump Around' moves ;)

The Three Musketeers!

The picture says it all....