Christmas Tree
Well this year for Christmas I set up my "pretty tree" in the living room. I love it -I walk down the stairs and it makes me smile :) Tim's family always has real trees so we thought it would be nice to also have a real tree since his family is coming out to Utah for Christmas. The Saturday after thanksgiving we headed up to Idaho with our neighbors (and what seems to be the rest of Utah) and cut down a Christmas tree.
Having never been before I really was not sure what to expect when cutting down a tree. I packed a few snacks for Ian and we were all bundled up then we headed out the door. Lets just say I really don't care to ever go again but who knows maybe one day. Ian and Aaron thankfully slept most of the time.
Since the mountains have about 4 feet of snow Tim and our neighbor decided they would hike around to find a good tree. While we stayed and played in the snow off the side of the parking lot -easier than hiking with all of the kids. Ian loved playing in the snow but after 3 hours we were all growing very tired and hungry.
Ian so grateful that our neighbors brought hot chocolate and were willing to share.
Thankfully we all stopped at Big J's on the way home and loaded up with food. Then came home and set up our charlie brown Christmas tree.
2 comments:
We must have gone to the same place, Preston, Idaho? We stopped by Big J's too! Ha-ha! I love our tradition of cutting down our own Christmas tree. Although I would have to agree that it's A LOT more enjoyable when the kids are older! This year was probably the funnest for us, our youngest is three, will be four in March. I understand how it is with young kids :)
ashley i wish i was as good as you at blogging.. it gets so time consuming. especially with a newborn...
i've always wanted to cut down my own tree, can't believe you braved taking lil aaron out in the snow ...yikes! cute pictures though
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