Austin's Christmas Tree

I had to put my blog on private again. Because I am a good sister and Austin didn't want everyone seeing this:

LoL. We sure got a kick out of it. With my limited video editing skills we can now enjoy it even longer ;0)

The Saturday after Thanksgiving my family went up into Idaho to cut down a Christmas tree. This has been a tradition for a number of years now. We sure enjoy it and look forward to it each year.

(If you look at this picture close - Adalyn looks like a Cabbage Patch doll.)

I really didn't realize it until now, but this trip was kinda all about Austin.
First he pulled Alisha & Annika on the sleigh:

See how happy he made them:

Then Alisha & Adalyn (and Annika creeping in the background) wait for Austin...

to pull Annika up the mountain.

But the snow was so deep it took some time,

so he stopped for a picture with his family,

and he attempted climbing a tree,

and when his shoes wouldn't grip the bark he attempted another way to climb.

Alli tried to assist him, but they both ended up on the ground laughing.

So he climbed a tree where he might have a slight advantage.

He kept getting higher and higher.

The tree was dead and kept snapping as if it would break at any minute. Through that smile are clenched teeth and frozen words saying, "hurry and take the picture Jen."

But don't worry. Popeye (er my dad) had eaten his Spinach and was able to hold up the tree and Austin with a single hand.

Austin escaped his close encounter with heaven today.

We went back to our perfect Christmas tree and Mike and Alli began sawing it down,

Austin stepped in to get the job done.

Then he and Alli hauled the tree down the mountain.

My dad stayed behind and with one quick swipe, he had the stump down to a safe level.

What a day for Austin and his Christmas tree.



Just some other fun random pictures Austin took of the day:
(Poor Ady had a cold. :0( and Annika creeping in the background...)

Annika

Little Cuties