Two is better than one!

It is no small secret that we love Christmas. Many think it is too commercialized, and they are probably right. But I love everything about it and nothing gets the season started better than our post thanksgiving day annual Christmas tree hunt.

This year we decided to get two trees. One for the basement and one for the main floor. In addition we were able to go with the Gillings and the Farrs, spending time with each family.

Tree number one;

It was a cold and wintry day...it always is near scofield it seems. I only took a few children on this trip because it was the year with the Farr's. When we got there, the wind was blowing, it was lightly snowing and luckily there was snow on the ground (for a true Christmas tree hunt - see My personal Language - it must be cold and snowy). 

After much searching we found it;

After about an hour we finally found it. It is perhaps the prettiest tree we have cut (or is harvested now more politically correct?) in the last few years.  Following the cutting of the tree we enjoyed some sleigh riding behind a car courtesy of Gavin's Truck.

Tree Number Two;

Past Eureka...Where, What? That's right past Eureka out toward Vernon there are some nice trees. There was no snow this year so technically not a "hunt" but we still did have a little adventure;

The Tree !! The Youngest got to pick this year.

It's tradition to pull the kids on the tree in the snow...this was more of a dried mud pull. But they still loved it.

Caleb Got his first Gun from the Farr's a Red rider BB gun...go ahead and say it...

This was one of the more interesting items. Shifter found a dead deer and chewed in the leg.

We let him.

Mmmmmmmmmmm