raising ladybug

On Friday we had our family Christmas photos taken.  Adela was a bit reluctant to participate, but eventually we were able to coax her in front of the camera.

Since Adela is at the age where she is now starting to appreciate the excitement of Christmas, we decided to get our tree a bit early.  We went to Back Achers Christmas Tree Farm in Raleigh on Sunday and picked out a very nice leyland cypress for this year.  We tried a cypress last year and was so pleased with it that we decided to try that type again this year.  Adela was a little bit cranky (since the Christmas Tree selection conflicted with her lunchtime), however she really enjoyed seeing the turkeys they had at the farm.  Boo and Baa also went with us and helped pick out the tree.

We brought the tree in on Sunday night, put the lights on Monday night, and put the ornaments on Tuesday night.  However, Adela seems to like the silver garland most of all.