This year has felt a little more calm, coming into December.  With John home now (RETIRED) we can just chip away at getting ready for Christmas.  It’s been so nice.  We are so happy to have our kids around us.  Adam and his family will arrive from Kansas City in a week on the 17th, then we’ll all be here together again.

There are not many Christmas tree lots in Orem this year.  We know of only 3 small ones, and one had already closed down.  The price of trees has doubled since the last time we bought a tree 2 years ago.  Times are changing.

We love going together to pick out a tree.  We love having a real fresh fragrant tree filling our home with the Christmassy scent of fir.

Jason Allred (Aaron’s roommate), Graham & Claire, Aaron, John