Picking Out a Christmas Tree

Despite the apprehensive looks in these pictures, Cam had a blast helping us pick out a Christmas tree last weekend. It wasn't the actual picking out of the tree he enjoyed so much as the new found freedom he felt when we put him down on the ground to walk the lot on his own.
He was like a little wind up toy bobbling round and round in circles as fast as his little legs could carry him. And he wanted nothing to do with hand holding or Mommy or Daddy. We were practically running behind him to keep up. All he wanted to do was cruise around outside in the freezing cold and feel the soft gravel under his feet.
We must have been quite a sight because out of the corner of my eye I saw an elderly couple standing back just watching us and knowingly smiling.