This is why

I love my husband.  Amongst other things, of course.

Christmas Tree 2008

If you do something two years in a row can it be considered tradition? I should preface all the "excited" pictures of Madeleine with the info that we got off the plane about an hour earlier and she hadn't slept well in about a week. The fact that she isn't crying in all the pictures is a testament to her sweetness.
We headed up to Sweet, Id for our annual sled, eat, tree chop on Monday. So we finally have our tree.

Maddy's personal tree.

SLiC

Maddy and I spent last week in SLC with Aunt Kakie. She had a booth in the Beehive Bazaar with all her letterpress cards and prints and adorable embroidered kids shirts. Maddy and I were the help. It astounds me the amount of talent my siblings have. I can barely color inside the lines.

We also got to meet her new boy. He makes her all giggly and silly so...

There are reasons.