This year we decided to do something we've never done before and go cut our own Christmas tree. Let me tell you...it was so much fun! I've never had so much fun getting a tree. There is a place here by the boy scout camp where you pay $10 and go cut your own tree. So, we loaded up the kids with some hot chocolate and muffins and decided to make a day of it. We did search for about an hour and then I found the perfect tree! AHHH!!! Monty and the boys cut it down while I sat in the car warming Makai's feet back up. His boots leaked and since he was the smallest he sunk into the snow waist deep while the rest of us were only calf or thigh deep. He had fun the first 20 minutes and spent the rest of the time on a stump or in the car. Anyway, we did however underestimate the size of the tree. I remember saying, "Yeah, and it's perfect for our house. We have such a high ceiling." Ha...um maybe not as high as I thought.
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| Um...a little taller than we thought! We laughed so hard. |
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| We had a blast decorating it. It was Tyler's year to put on the star. (thankfully I kept a blog last year, so we went back and saw Makai did it last year. Makai was convinced it was his year! Or maybe he just thinks it's his job!) |
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| So, the tree skirt got wet when the tree fell over in the middle of decorating it, so it's drying in the laundry room. Other than that I think it turned out pretty good. We will definitely be making this a tradition! Next year we will however bring a measuring tape! |
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FUN! We never have done that! Probably because all the tres I have seen people get from up near Snowflake and Pinetop are ugly. Yours isn't though! 13 feet tall....but not ugly! You make decorating the tree with kids sounds fun. I about have a panic attack every year! We got our tree is a much less memorable way. Brandon took the kids to Costco right after our early Saturday morning ward Christmas party (who wants to go to Anything at 8a.m. on a Saturday morning!?)anyhow. I stayed home to feed the baby (after going to the party). They got to Costco and they were sold out so they went to Home Depot. They brought it home...then Brandon left to go help a family in our ward paint. So I got the tress on the stand and the lights on and then tried not to completely lose it while the kids put the decorations on. For some reason...."decking the halls" wasn't so fun for me this year. Do you think that the "Fa la la la la" part of the song is in there because that's what you sound like after trying to trim the tree with 5 kids!?
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