Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving this year was a low key event. There was good food, a little shopping, followed by our annual Christmas tree hunt. We started out the day with a walk to the park.

Linus is always trying to take over the world.

While Kerstin and I got the food ready, Mattias and Magnus kept Linus occupied with his favorites-- books and computers.

Then the feast was served.

We of course gave thanks for all of the wonderful people in our lives, our health, and our jobs. We do feel like the luckiest people in the world ;)

The following Saturday we drove out to Manassas to hunt for a tree. It was a gorgeous clear day.

Linus got real excited because you have to ride on the back of a tractor to get to the trees. This boy really loves tractors.

Then the hunt was on. Kerstin and Magnus, and Mattias and I could be heard arguing "Too short! Too tall! Too skinny! Too wide!" The dogs ran around marking their favorites too.

We finally settled on this little tree. Small, but tough and spikey-- just like me.
Linus was pleased with the days events.