Counting Down the Days...

Little miss AnaSofia is spoiled from all sides but the Danish grandparents have REALLY outdone themselves! Not only does she receive regular packages of handknit clothes and Danish books but she received an entire box full of 24 presents this month! Soren's Mom gave us Soren's advent calender from when he was a kid that is SO sweet and we used it to hang all her presents on. What a lucky girl! She has been so excited to open up the presents from FarFar and FarMor and now when she sees a package on the deck she says "FarFar" (sorry FarMor!) and when she reads her books or puts on her clothes that she has received this month, they are also called "FarFar." Ha ha! So she will really be surprised when the real FarFar and FarMor roll into town in January! We are counting down the days! WE CAN'T WAIT!

Setting Up the Tree

It is a Muscato family tradition to be the first family to the tree farm each year the day after Thanksgiving. I have continued that tradition here in Maine even though Soren finds it odd to get the tree so soon. In Denmark, they use live candles and only get their tree right before the holiday. AND Soren wants the tree up when his parents arrive in January so they can enjoy it too... I will keep you posted about any fires during that time! Ha ha... I hope. So I guess I forgot to post these photos (you'll notice there is no snow - although it was so WINDY and cold). We went with friends and helped each other hack down the trees FAST. It was pretty hilarious. Every tree on the farm is perfect (which is kind of a bummer, I like the Charlie Brown trees too) so it took little time to pick one out and then we raced back to the house for hot chocolate and Christmas music. Yes! The season has arrived!

First Snow!!!

We have been hit with about 2 feet of glorious snow in the past 24 hours. So exciting! It is still lightly snowing and will through Thursday. It is the fantastic snow that sticks to the trees and is light and fluffy (to jump around in for AnaSofia, or to shovel for Soren and I!). Can't wait to dust off our skis and take AnaSofia out in her backpack. It still isn't very cold but soon we will be able to take the snowshoes out to the wetlands and explore an area we only get to see a few months out of the year. I normally discourage people from visiting Maine in the winter but it can be really fun! Soren's parents are coming for 2 weeks in January and I hope it will be great weather for them as they rarely see snow in Denmark.