Travelingjenny

On Sunday we finally made the big one-mile trek down our road to the Christmas tree farm. The farm opens the day after Thanksgiving, but we were always finding excuses not to visit it early on — too muddy, too crowded, not warm enough, etc. We suddenly realized that if were going to have any time at all to enjoy the tree, we had better go chop one down as soon as possible. So we headed out in the 20 degree, post ice-storm weather — no crowds on that morning! — grabbed a sled for the girls, and began our journey out into the fields. Everything went smoothly, Grace got to do some sledding, and Adam chose the tree this year. The only real problem was that the tree was coated in ice, so it had to thaw out for a while before it could be decorated. And this year, we had two little elves who were fascinated with the ornaments and were actually willing to help — they even put on their red party dresses (and party crown) to celebrate the occasion. The ornaments are all clumped near the middle and bottom of the tree, but that's okay — it's perfect just the way it is.