Amber and I have been debating about getting a natural Christmas tree or getting an artificial one. Originally I think we had both assumed that the artificial one was better for the environment. After all not cutting down a tree is a good thing. Is it?
The real issues were 1) cost (not ugly fake trees are really pricey) and 2) tradition. I like to cut down my own tree. Tales of trees gone wrong, stands that wouldn’t, caterpillars, room filling boughs, cold nasty weather, fights and long car rides are all part of our Christmas tradition. Memories we now view fondly even if at the time they seemed terrible. We have even gone to the forest and cut down wild trees (with a permit of course).
Wesley loves to cook in the kitchen. So YaYa and Papa Dave sent him a kitchen play set. He loves it. Here are a few pictures of the assembly and the first round of play. He threw a fit when it was time to stop playing and go to sleep that first night. He actually took a spatula and a frying pan to bed with him. He still serves up some mighty fine wooden eggs.
Lots of Pieces:
