Advent activity #5 - sappy things and sweet things >> a peek inside the fishbowl

15 Dec, 2011

Advent activity #5 - sappy things and sweet things

Posted by andrea tomkins in: Easy ways to make kids happy

I will spare you the gory details of how we obtained our Christmas tree. We went to a cut-your-own tree farm and had a rather mediocre experience. As Mark pointed out, it would have been much nicer had it been a snowy wonderland instead of a slog through muddy fields. Or perhaps my expectations were a little too high?

At least Piper had a good time. She is a pretty happy dog, no matter what.

Anyway, yes, we got a tree, and it’s a pretty little tree, despite all the trouble we went through to to get it.

Our advent activity was to set it up, and as a bonus, it was followed by cupcakes from The Cupcake Lounge that we enjoyed by the “fire.”

I chose vanilla, and it was pretty darn good, but I secretly regret not trying the gingerbread.

Apparently Chocolate Chocolate was a good choice:

This year I was more than happy to sit with a Bailey’s and watch the girls decorate. And it turned out quite well.

Also worthy of note, Emma doesn’t need a stepstool to reach the top.

Note to self:

Buy more lights for the tree, and make sure they’re pretty and warm, not blindness-inducing LEDs. (Who decided that orange was a Christmas colour anyway??)
Next time, cupcakes should be accompanied by a good cider or nog! :)

This post is part of my 25 days of Christmas advent activities (although I’m actually doing only 12 this year). You can read more about the countdown calendar idea here.

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