It's beginning to look (and feel) a lot like Christmas...

Here at the Douberlys we have a tradition on the Monday after Thanksgiving to decorate our Christmas tree for FHE. I love putting up the tree and going through all the ornaments. Each year, I choose a new ornament for each member of the family that has something to do with what that person accomplished over the year or some character they are really into or some memory I have of them. This year, Dustin got one commemorating the marathon, Henry one for T-Ball, Jeff got one for the stuffed dog that now seems to be attached under his arm, and Jenna got one showing a polar bear coloring because she LOVES to color now. Anyways, the tree looks GREAT. Jenna had the honor of putting up the star this year. She looked so cute way up there. So, enjoy the pics while I give you a run-down of Great Falls weather!

Balmy. That's what the paper called our weather earlier this week. There was a whole article on the increase of families in Great Falls who were putting up Christmas decorations in the warm weather when normally it's just too darn cold. We even hit a record high on Monday at 62F. How quickly things change in Great Falls. I just sent Henry out to the bus stop and here are the current conditions...

Great Falls, MT: 2°
Clear
Wind: 7 mph / 11 km/h from the SW
Dew Point: -1 °F / -18 °C
Pressure: 30.73 in / 1040 hPa
Windchill:-11 °F / -24 °C
Humidity:88%
Visibility:10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Updated: 7:53 AM MST on December 04, 2008Observed at: Great Falls, Montana(KGTF)

Yeah, that's negative folks! Dustin joked if that was child abuse- us sending our little out in weather like this, but school only closes if the power goes out and we know it will get colder- this is just the beginning. Our balmy days are over. Great Falls looks great for Christmas lights though and I can't complain about the snow when it's December! Christmas really is better when it's white outside!