2008-12 Getting Our Christmas Tree

We headed out over the river and through the woods to pick out our Christmas Tree today. It was a beautiful day for tree hunting as there was a light snowfall coating the trees.

We headed to the local nursery and garden center to look at all the offerings. We have been getting Frasier Firs the last few years because of their short needles and lots of branches to hang ornaments on. As we looked at various trees, we wanted to make sure it was nice and full without being too wide at the bottom.

The girls found the perfect tree and we carted it out to the checkout area so it could be wrapped and trimmed. We then went roaming through the store and looking at all the lights and decorations. Santa was in the store today having pictures taken with the kids, and Mrs. Claus was telling stories by the fireplace.

After lassoing the tree onto the car, we headed home and brought the tree in and set it up in the tree stand and cut off the webbing. Because of the snow, we let it melt off and dry before we start putting on the lights and decorations

After dinner we put about 700 white lights on the tree, which gave it some depth and life. We also started to add a few ornaments, but have more to do sometime down the line.

We had put our lights outside during Thanksgiving weekend, and now with the tree in the window, we have added to what can be seen outside. We have had a few inches of snow over the last week giving the ground a smooth blanket of cover, so it is relatively bright outside due to all the reflection from the snow.