Trimming the Tree

We opted to save money this year and went with the Douglas Fir over the Frasier Fir. But man, is this a good looking tree, measuring in at ten feet tall. We had to cut it down quite a bit to get the star on top. It only took DG three running Elf leaps to get it up there.

Last night, we trimmed the tree in our annual tradition of listening to some of DGs 122 Christmas albums and drinking Bailey's on Ice. This year Hadley tried to help, by pulling off all of the ornaments in arms reach. Which leads me to ask, with all these bulbs and ornaments, haven't I just filled the house with a boat load of choking hazards?

Can you see a special initial in the middle of the tree?

And the winner is....

Thanks so much to everyone that participated in yesterday's gift give away. The response has been overwhelmingly wonderful. This is the most blog comments that I have ever had and I wish I could send every one of you rice packs and pins.

I typed up all the names, threw them in a hat and Hadley picked out the winner this morning. Congratulations to Goat Goddess you are the lucky winner of a lavender rice pack and pin. Please email me your mailing address.

And for proof, here's a little video of Hadley picking the winning name at 6:30 this morning.



Here were the top 3 Christmas Song Favorites:
1. Silent Night
2. O Holy Night
3. Jingle Bells


Here's a really cute blog I found during the giveaways yesterday and every Friday through this month, she will post about something fun you can make for holiday gifts. Check her out by clicking the picture above.

The Twelve Days of Baby

Two weeks after Hadley was born, with 14 sleepless nights, and a little slap happy, DG and I made our own version of the 12 Days of Christmas which we performed here, for the first time for my parents.



We wish you and your families a wonderful holiday season.

IPOD Playlist

Here are my top 10 favorite songs right now in no particular order. On Itunes you can look up the playlists for famous people and buy the songs individually. I figure why not create my own list. I am almost famous to like 50 of you out there. This was really hard to narrow down to 10 favorites by the way.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion
The Dandy Warhols – We Used to be Friends
Steve Malkamus – Black Book
The Postal Service – The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Death Cab for Cutie – Soul Meets Body
Damien Rice – 9 Crimes
Built to Spill – Goin’ Against Your Mind
The Decemberist – The Island
Built to Spill – Whenever You Go
Iron and Wine – Cinder and Smoke
Iron and Wine – On Your Wings

Christmas is Over

This weekend, the decorations were put away, the tree taken down and the Christmas music listened to for the last time. Christmas music you say? On January 6th? Isn't that a little gauche? Yes, my sentiments exactly, especially since it has been playing since the day after Thanksgiving. But you don't know my husband. Apparently it is perfectly fine to dance around to Andy Williams like you had never heard him before.

Bing Crosby vs. Andy Williams

Would the Real Father Christmas please step forward? Since I met DG, the self proclaimed king of Christmas, I have discovered there is a lot more Christmas music out there than my standard favorites. But here is my question for you; when it comes to Christmas music, who is the king? I have always been partial to Bing. There is nothing like the movie White Christmas, or listening to his albums while trimming the tree and sipping egg nog. DG on the other hand gets tight pants whenever he hears the Andy Williams' song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year". Yes I agree, it is a great song, but overall, who would you choose?