A family tradition

When we were kids, we probably one went to cut down our own tree 2 or 3 times. But I remember one time when I was very young. I am not sure if I remember it so much from the actual night, or from the pictures we have of the event. I was probably on 4 or 5 years old. We were all bundled up and it was snowing. Even though we didn't cut down our own tree every year, we did ALWAYS have a REAL tree! This was always a must in our family. I think us kids would disown my parents if they ever got a fake tree! There is something about the smell of evergreen that says Christmas, that you can't get from a candle!

So, for the past two years Brian and I have gone to cut down our own tree. It's so much fun creating these memories together, and I look forward to the day that we take our children (outside of the womb) on this adventure to create more memories!

I wished there was a little more snow on the ground today, as we went out to get our tree, but I was grateful that it wasn't very cold outside. It took us a little longer than last year to pick out a good tree. The pickin's were slim, so the fact that it was warm helped me to stay focused and not pick out a Charlie Brown tree."You want me to do what? Use my muscles?!"

Our tree while it is still in it's "womb" soon to be transported to our living room!Us with the tree before Brian took a saw to itTIMBER!!Draggin' it off!I love this picture! They give you a sled to drag the tree back. If there were snow, and if we had kids with us, it would have been so fun to drag them around in the sled as we looked for a tree!

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