Hans' Birthday

Lilly, Steven, and Lilly's friend Natalie had big plans for Hans' birthday.  The plan changed a few times and Lilly called me on the phone several times to go over all of the changes.  The final plan involved me handing over the keys to his car before church.

After church he came up with a car filled with balloons.

 He couldn't even fit in his car in order to drive.  He had NO idea!

These three did a great job of making his birthday special.  They also make him a cake and brought various colors of frosting so they could all decorate it together.  I love that they love him so much.

Picking a Christmas Tree

I know, I know, it is March and I'm posting about Christmas trees.  I hope to get all of the stuff we did in December posted before Easter.  HOPE.

For the past two years Lilly, a member of the church, has gone with us to get a tree.  Both times it wasn't planned, but we should probably make it a tradition.  It's fun having her along.  This year her brother came and he was a big help.

 The boys are searching for the perfect tree.  I don't do too much during this process.  I lost this battle a long time ago.

 This "lovely" looking tree was the winner.

 Each boy got a chance to do some cutting.

 This kid scares me the most with a sharp object.

 Steven helped carry this heavy tree to the car.  Then Hans and Steven hung out the doors of the minivan holding the tree all the way to the bailing station.  Hans groaned every time we hit a bump.  This made me laugh so hard and cause me to hit even more little holes.

 When we got home we had to cut an additional 2 feet off of the bottom.  It still touched the ceiling and I couldn't put on the star.  But Hans and the boys loved the tree.

I was hoping it would look better decorated.  No such luck.