Christmas Tree Hunting- a skill like no other

A picture is worth a thousands words. My mother-in-law will kill me for capturing this picture, which makes it all the better. Year after year, my wife's family has memories of finding the perfect tree. Some years this meant searching for hours until the perfect tree was chosen. Often times, it was the first one that the whole family looked at. In the past couple years, everyone has gotten better about choosing, taking a lot less time. This year, I think Sue found the tree and gave her seal of approval in record time---Hence the marathon stance. We were all very happy for her and gave her a hearty cheer. The funny thing is that my wife is much like her mother. A tree is not something you pick out quickly. There can be a misplaced twig, it can look too blue or too green, or not green enough. I have to say though, we get the perfect tree every year. So the day after Thanksgiving, we all loaded up and headed out to the tree farm to hunt down our trees. In years past, we have gone during rain or snow storms, but this year it was sunny and cold. The kids immediately start running around while chewing on their candy canes. Within minutes, Jonah and Noah need a restroom, so since we are out in the middle of nowhere, we let them drop trough and become one with nature (It is all part of the experience). Trees were found in record time and we were on our way back home within the hour. This year, Hannah was able to be with us on this excursion since she now lives close. Sarah and Josh also came and she got her tree and decided she would be decorating one this year. It is officially the kick off to the Christmas Holiday now that we have our tree. We all went home that night and had leftover Turkey and sealed the deal. We had a great time and then crashed hard that night. Now the hard part begins, decorating the tree. I can go out and kill a tree within minutes, but the decorating takes real skill. Until then.

Lumber Jack signing off