Saturday, December 12, 2009

Gettin' our tree

I was SO excited to grab a $10 tree permit this year and drive out to the snowy mountains to claim and cut down our tree! I seriously didn't know people could just go into the forest and cut down any tree until I moved here. I thought is was just in the movies. We made plans to go out with our friend Deborah and her two boys, and I'm so glad we did b/c when it came time to leave everyone was fussy. Jonah was loudly proclaiming he HATED the snow and didn't want to go, the kids were fighting, and all of a sudden Trav and I felt tired and uninspired. If we hadn't committed to go with friends, I guarantee we would've found ourselves at Home Depot with our usual tree. BUT, I'm so glad that didn't happen! It was adventure, the thrill of the search, and it was so fun to be in the snow with friends!
Our beautiful tree! Which we cut down to size a bit to fit in our house of course. I seriously love this tree. It totally leans over at an angle at the top, but it's perfect.

My man.

What is this? Is Payton's hair down? I don't know how this happened, it must've fallen out of her ponytail with all her playing. I love her hair down, and I only get a glimpse of it this way a few times a week when she's out of the shower and waiting to get her hair rebraided. I wish she would ease up on her hair requirements...

Snow is always more exciting with friends!

Even Jonah had fun in the snow, against his own wishes.

It was such a tremendous day. By the time we got home it was dark, it was cold, we were hungry, but pretty pleased with ourselves. Next year we will go armed with a thermos of hot cocoa, a picnic lunch, and blankets for the ride home. I can't wait!

4 comments:

Sara Anthony said...

That tree is beautiful! What a completely memorable day... I've always wanted to do that! So did you guys chop it down or did you saw it down? How did you know what to do? Payton is ravishing with her curls & rosy cheeks :)

La Rodriga said...

We would cut trees down from our "backyard" when I was growing up. I'm not used to paying anything for a tree, esp. socal prices! Grrr....

Steve, Karen, Delaney, & Jude Dunlap said...

I am so jealous of your experience! I didn't know anyone with a fake tree until I moved down here. I bet your home smells fantastic (from the tree, that is)!

lynn said...

What an adventure! And with snow on the ground. GREAT Christmas card pic, by the way!