Christmas Tree Magic

Dad took us up on the mountain Saturday morning to hunt for the perfect Christmas tree.  We were going to travel by 4-wheeler but Dad felt bad for us trekking through the wind and snow so we all piled in his truck.  It started out with a bumpy (and cramped) ride over the hill and through the woods.  The girls couldn't stop laughing in the back as their heads bobbled over all the bumps.

We already have 4 trees up inside the house...yes, 4 trees! A big one in the living room, a tree in our bedroom, and the girls have their miniature pink and purple trees in their bedrooms.  We debated getting a real one in the living room this year but I like to enjoy the tree all season and put it up right after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, I get tired of vacuuming dead tree needles and having a brown tree on Christmas so we went with the fake option.  We still wanted the experience of finding the perfect tree so we got a small one for the front porch.

Brittany suggested the tree below...which while very pretty, has a pretty big booty and not much on top so we continued looking.

Isabella thought this one was just her size, but it just wasn't quite big enough for the rest of us so we continued looking:

We got a little sidetracked and stopped for snow angel making:

We stopped for catching snowflakes on our tongues:

 We stopped for a snowball fight:

We stopped to take a few family pictures:

Can you even tell I'm wearing pants?

And finally, we found the perfect tree!  Which was also happened to be one of the first trees we spotted. Dad had brought his chainsaw for cutting this sizeable 2" trunk.

Timber!

 Kennedy packed the tree back to the truck and off we went.  It could not have a been a more perfect hunt...the snow was falling, the woods were still, the view was beautiful, the company was special, and the girls were joyful.

 Getting the tree back to Richland was a different story! We were packed to the max with suitcases, dogs, gifts, and PillowPets.  Don and Debbie gave us the YakimaBox for the Jeep - I cannot imagine how we would travel without one - it is so amazing!  We strapped our tree on top just like the Griswalds and off we went.

Once home, we decorated the tree with jingle bells and a Santa topper.