xmas 06

yesterday we went to get our christmas tree.

there were plenty of trees to chose from

dancing in the trees

there really were lots of trees to chose from

the tree was finally chosen

this year the girls also did the sawing

here’s a video of our feeble sawing (enjoy bigger here). Kezia (aged 4) did the videoing.

the mighty beast was felled

we poked it through the tree wrapping netter thing (cost £1, but all part of the fun)

it’s always fun pulling the stretchy netting off

then it was in to the house – here’s jane dancing the light fantastic. look at the sparks from her feet.

and the final product

this was my first mince pie of xmas 2006. i declared to the chef that “i normally find mince pies quite discusting, but these are ok”.
jane, my lovely wife, who was sitting next to me, said “what are you saying about the mince pies i make?”. oooops.
they looked like volauvents (i’m sure i didn’t spell that correctly)

i saw this tree back on the 17th September, but didn’t have the heart to post it until now, the 1st December. there has to be some standards

i’m off to Brussels for a few days today. to prepare myself i ate some raw beef with leaves and cheese on.

update: i forgot to mention – this was my first xmas meal of xmas06

our friends have just bought lots of decorations for christmas. it’s good to get them early.

the first sign that christmas is on its way