It is a most magical time up here! Yesterday we made plans to finally go get our tree. And woke up with gray rainy weather. We sent the kids off to school saying that if it cleared up we would get them and go as a family (minus the college student) to get our tree. Well, God was smiling down on us, because about 2pm it cleared up enough that we did just that. We picked up the kids, stopped for some Christmas tree decorating essentials (apple cider, cheese, crackers and beef stick), and headed to the Tree Farm.
Ron has been saying for 3 weeks that he wanted to go out to the woods and get a tree. So, we found out that there is a tree farm just down the road from Molly's school! How cool is that? The weather was still cloudy, but warm enough that we were all fine in a jacket. We pulled into this beautiful farm with Fraiser Fir trees covering the rolling hills. In among the trees are cabins that can be rented....and the most wonderful smell of Christmas all around!
We found out which direction to head (up) and started on our way! Let's get this one....it is only 10 feet tall and $160! No, how about this one? After a quick pow wow and a few calculations we decided that around 8 feet would be good, thin better than fat for our space and between 60 and 70 bucks would be a little more manageable....okay, armed with those facts in mind we continued up the hill looking and running and sniffing and just enjoying the moment. Finally, at the top (are you surprised??) of the mountain, we came upon the tree-our tree. Not too tall, but tall enough. Not too fat, but full enough and ONLY $69. Ron said, "This is the one." And we agreed.
So, the guys came with the chain saw and Ron helped them cut it down. Then down down down the mountain we went! While they got the tree ready the kids and the dogs from the farm played badmitton and then we loaded up.
While David got the tree in the stand, I made apple cider, Maddy started the Christmas music and then we ate and decorated until we and the tree were full! I will post pictures tomorrow. It was a magical memory....and yes, totally worth the price of the tree.
Ron has been saying for 3 weeks that he wanted to go out to the woods and get a tree. So, we found out that there is a tree farm just down the road from Molly's school! How cool is that? The weather was still cloudy, but warm enough that we were all fine in a jacket. We pulled into this beautiful farm with Fraiser Fir trees covering the rolling hills. In among the trees are cabins that can be rented....and the most wonderful smell of Christmas all around!
We found out which direction to head (up) and started on our way! Let's get this one....it is only 10 feet tall and $160! No, how about this one? After a quick pow wow and a few calculations we decided that around 8 feet would be good, thin better than fat for our space and between 60 and 70 bucks would be a little more manageable....okay, armed with those facts in mind we continued up the hill looking and running and sniffing and just enjoying the moment. Finally, at the top (are you surprised??) of the mountain, we came upon the tree-our tree. Not too tall, but tall enough. Not too fat, but full enough and ONLY $69. Ron said, "This is the one." And we agreed.
So, the guys came with the chain saw and Ron helped them cut it down. Then down down down the mountain we went! While they got the tree ready the kids and the dogs from the farm played badmitton and then we loaded up.
While David got the tree in the stand, I made apple cider, Maddy started the Christmas music and then we ate and decorated until we and the tree were full! I will post pictures tomorrow. It was a magical memory....and yes, totally worth the price of the tree.
1 comment:
Sounds like so much thurman family fun, wish we were there to share it with you.
Dina
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