It's that time of year again, and that means my family set off today on our annual trek through the woods in search of the perfect Christmas tree. And by perfect, I mean one that isn't too heavy or too tall, that gets chopped down without anyone losing fingers or getting crushed by the falling tree. What it actually looks like is secondary. I'm not too hard to please.
For the past three years, our tree cutting weekend has fallen on the coldest weekend of the winter. This winter was different, but as it rained, I think I prefer the cold. Although, even in years when it's dry, the farms are still muddy, and I haven't quite figured that one out yet.
The day started out actually fairly warm, in the mid-50's, so my husband left his jacket at home. And it was only misting. By the time we got to the tree farm, the temp had dropped ten degrees and it was pouring down rain. The advantage of this is that the parking lot was mostly empty. The disadvantage is copious quantities of the aforementioned mud. But we found a suitable tree fairly quickly, cut it down, and hauled it down the slippery, muddy hill. We tried for a family picture, but the employee taking it couldn't figure out how to not breathe for the three seconds it took to flash, hence the smoky look. Unfortunate, because otherwise it's a great photo. I got a great one of the kids too, but you'll have to wait to see that one.
Despite the rain (and the mud) it is starting to feel like Christmas around here, but I'm wondering how long the tree will take to dry out before we can bring it inside!
For the past three years, our tree cutting weekend has fallen on the coldest weekend of the winter. This winter was different, but as it rained, I think I prefer the cold. Although, even in years when it's dry, the farms are still muddy, and I haven't quite figured that one out yet.
The day started out actually fairly warm, in the mid-50's, so my husband left his jacket at home. And it was only misting. By the time we got to the tree farm, the temp had dropped ten degrees and it was pouring down rain. The advantage of this is that the parking lot was mostly empty. The disadvantage is copious quantities of the aforementioned mud. But we found a suitable tree fairly quickly, cut it down, and hauled it down the slippery, muddy hill. We tried for a family picture, but the employee taking it couldn't figure out how to not breathe for the three seconds it took to flash, hence the smoky look. Unfortunate, because otherwise it's a great photo. I got a great one of the kids too, but you'll have to wait to see that one.
Despite the rain (and the mud) it is starting to feel like Christmas around here, but I'm wondering how long the tree will take to dry out before we can bring it inside!
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Cutest picture ever and you look AMAZING!!!!!!
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