Dave & I decided to go old-school in getting our Christmas tree this year. The weekend of Dec. 8, we got a permit & set out to go cut one from the Boise National Forest. According to the map provided us by the Forest Service, we could cut one almost anywhere off of the road leading to Idaho City. We set out on a Saturday morning (it had snowed the night before, so the drive was beautiful!) and thought the job wouldn't take us more than 3-4 hours.
Okay, so we underestimated how difficult it would really be! Long story short, the map was really misleading & it was nearly impossible to find a spot to cut a tree off of any semi-driveable roads. We started down a snow-packed dirt road & quickly wished we hadn't, and spent a large portion of the morning inching along on a sheet of ice trying not to get stuck. (Kudos to Dave for his good driving - there's no way I could've gotten us out of there!) We were quite frustrated to return without a tree...but we did get some cute pictures on the way!
And don't worry - we did eventually get a tree. We reverted back to our old tradition of letting the fine folks at Home Depot take care of the cutting for us. And my parents were in town to celebrate my birthday a week early, so they helped us decorate!
At just 5 months old, Noah had a great time celebrating his first Christmas with the Jones and Redman families. Here are just a few of the pictures!
(Dec. 12) Dave's mom was visiting & eating a banana one morning, and guess who thought it would be fun to grab it & put it in his mouth? Noah didn't actually eat any of it - he just gummed it up nicely!
Dave & I decided to go old-school in getting our Christmas tree this year. The weekend of Dec. 8, we got a permit & set out to go cut one from the Boise National Forest. According to the map provided us by the Forest Service, we could cut one almost anywhere off of the road leading to Idaho City. We set out on a Saturday morning (it had snowed the night before, so the drive was beautiful!) and thought the job wouldn't take us more than 3-4 hours.
He may pretend that he doesn't like Noah sometimes, but we know better - when we're not looking, Marley keeps watch over his little brother!
In early December, Noah started arching his back and getting over to his stomach...almost. He would roll onto his side & play for a long time, and then flop onto his back again. He hasn't yet figured out that he can move around by rolling...once he does, we're in trouble!
