but on a more positive note....

On Friday night we took Trent to the mall to get him his first real pair of sneakers! Trent has worn shoes in the past, but mostly just for looks. He's probably only had shoes on his feet a dozen or two times his whole life - it's just never been "our thing". Now that it's getting so cold outside we decided it was definitely time for him to have an "everyday" pair of shoes. We went with a super cute pair of white Nikes.

Before we left the house for the mall we had discussed that since we were going to be right there, if the line for Santa wasn't too bad we'd get some pictures taken. Well, the line wasn't terrible so we filed in. Unfortunately, Trent was just too tired at this point. After a minute or two waiting in line we decided it was best for Trent to just go home and get him in his PJ's.

We also knew we'd be going to Pine Valley Christmas Tree Farm the very next day. They had a Mr. & Mrs. Claus available for photos when we went last year! A GOOD Mr. & Mrs. Claus, I might add! We figured if nothing else we'd at least get Trents photo with those Clauses. Well, as it turned out there was no Santa this year. No biggie. We went ahead and found a tree that fit us, took some photos, drank some hot chocolate, and were on our way. We really had a great time - the farm wasn't too crowded, Trent stood for a long time for us (breaking his previous standing records - thanks, partially, to the new kicks), he was very happy the entire time, and the tree was cheaper than I expected. All pluses in my book!