We went out last Saturday afternoon and got our tree. As usual, Dad and the older kids played Marco Polo in the trees for a while. I stayed close to the van because Rachie had fallen asleep on the way.
Seems like the same thing happened last year. It was a fun adventure, even with grumpy little elves (Rachel and Becka) and Jake's emergency trip to the port-a-potty, and his "accidental" slip in the mud.
We went to the same place we have gone for the past two years, "The Tree Wiseman." Their prices are fairly reasonable, and we like tromping through muddy forests of thousands of trees. Steve did ask me if he could bring the chainsaw this year...too bad that is against the rules! He tried talking us into getting a tiny little "Charlie Brown" tree, just because it was easier to cut down, but that didn't work!
We put the tree up on Sunday evening. The kids had fun decorating it. Steve and I had fun taking pictures of them decorating it, lol! Jake and Rachel were both a little bit on the hyper side, so I have several pictures of them being insanely crazy together. Nothing like being super silly with your siblings! Our tree is beautifully decorated, mostly on the front, where they each thought that all of their ornaments should go. I only put up a few of mine this year. The tree is smaller than we usually get, and I am having a hard time being in the mood for things like that this year anyway. The kids liked being able to do it on their own, so I decided to let them. It kind of feels good not worrying about the tree looking absolutely perfect. Who cares anyway? As long as they are happy, that's all that matters to me!
1 comments:
I love going to get the christmas tree as a family, it sounds like you guys had a fun time and I bet the tree looks great and the kids can say that they did it. Love ya.
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