Sadie showing the sap from the tree stumps on her hands. As she would say, "sticky."
Inspecting the tree with Nana
Fine lookin' tree and family
We went to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm again this year to cut down our tree. This little trip is becoming a family tradition, as much as two years counts as tradition. It makes it so much more fun to ride the tractor out to the grove of trees, hunt for the perfect tree and cut it down ourselves (well, ask Matt if it is more fun to cut it down.) This year Nana went with us and we stopped at Southside Market for some yummy BBQ. If you remember last year, this was Sadie's favorite meal of the season. She can't get enough of those beans. She liked it again this year, but expanded her repertoir to include a little brisket, sausage and potato salad. We followed the tree hunt with a nap and a walk down Congress for the Sing-a-long at the Capitol. We didn't quite make it to the lighting of the tree downtown, but sang a few sleepy carols before heading down the street to dinner. We could have used a little more upbeat songs, like "Jingle Bells" but no luck. Sadie's favorite music of the night was the Invincible Czars playing on the sidewalk as we left the restaurant. They played jazzed up versions of the Nutcracker music and other holiday instrumental standards while wearing their marching band uniforms. Hilarious.
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Awesome! My name is Leila Henley...You may vaguely remember me as the female member of the Invincible Czars. I played saxophone and flute.
I thought I might tell you about the Kids' Dance-Along we're having tomorrow! It's Saturday, Dec. 13th, at 2 PM at Jovita's Mexican Restaurant at 1617 S 1st St. We'll have tons of those marching band hats for the kids as well as temporary tattoos of the sugar plum fairy, and there will be professional dancers leading the kids throughout the show. Should be pretty fun!
Nice blog! Keep up the great momming :)
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