We have been going up the the mountains out past Enumclaw on 410 to get our tree for quite a few years now. I love this tradition. I love that there is almost always snow there. I love that Aaron cuts it down himself. (He may not love that part.) I love most of all that it only costs $10! While we don't always have the most beautifully trimmed and shaped tree, I love that we can get a Noble for a small price and how it really doesn't end up mattering too much once we get all the lights and ornaments on.
This year we headed up Thanksgiving weekend with our friends, the Bachs.
The boys all enjoyed playing in the snow and sledding.
Here is our tree in it's natural state...
And here it is after we cut it down...
The boys always seem to get snow down their pants, shirts and boots despite my best efforts at keeping them bundled. Here is how I found Landon trying to thaw his feet when we got back to the car...
Boys will be boys. Some day I will learn this!
In all reality, I really should buy a fake tree since I am pretty ridiculously allergic to the tree, but I just can't do away with this tradition! (I will admit the idea of a pre-lit tree is very tempting, however! Our strands of lights were a superior pain in my rear this year...ughh.) But alas, I want our kids to have memories of mom and dad taking them up to the forest to cut down their tree. And so it will be me and the claritin and kleenex for a couple more weeks!
PS. I'm still on the search for a replacement star for the Pottery Barn one that we've had until now. It got a crack in it last year. :(
Monday, December 14, 2009
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2 comments:
What a fun outing. I would love to do that some year for a family event but fear that the tree wouldn't hold a third of our ornaments!! Yours looks great and I love how your story differs, just a bit, from Andrea's:-)
I love the tree! We might have to do that next year. :-)
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