Family picture by our 2008 tree
Funny, the things you find out now matter how well you think you know someone. Todd and I have been married for 7 years and I just found out this year that he doesn't enjoy one of our family traditions of cutting down a Christmas Tree. I was seriously shocked when he told me because I thought it was a good chance to get out of the house and get out in the wilderness.
Well, this year was different because we didn't have anything happen to us that made someone else have to cut a tree down for us and we didn't have any other family or friends to go with us...like in years past. This turned out to be a blessing because Todd said this morning that he actually had a really fun day getting the tree. Suprised me even more than when he told me he didn't enjoy the tradition in the first place. I guess it's safe to say the tradition will not be broken...this year anyway!
The boys kept seeing little patches of snow (that were actually ice because it was so old and crunchy) that they wanted to play in. It wasn't until after we had our picnic that they really got to play.
The boys enjoying some lunch
Todd had hiked the steep hill of ice to find a few good trees and then we ate lunch. After lunch we had to choose our tree. Todd did a good job of choosing this year if I say so myself. 
Payton and Porter playing in the snow
The boys loved the snow and still played in it when they got their fingers wet and they were cold. After the tree came down (TIMBER!) we decided it was alright to drive with the tree in the truck because we looked like we belonged in La Verkin. Who cares if the tree didn't fit in the little truck. Neither did the family riding in the cab. (Someday we'll have to get a new vehicle but gotta get a bit of $ for that day.)
We came home, put up the tree and then Todd put the lights outside our house. We've never had this large of a tree before so I ran out of lights. We've never had a house we wanted to decorate the outside with lights so we ran out of lights there too. Just a couple more strands, a few tree decorations and we're ready for Christmas.
It was a fun day to spend with the family! AND I love our tree!!
5 comments:
I am glad that you got a tree. It looks huge! I guess that is what you can get when you have a big house to put it in. Looks like fun. Our Christmas tree is still sitting outside imagine that!
I really like your tree. the picture of the tree sticking out all over the truck is classic. I've wanted us to try getting a tree from nature, not so this year. Keep the tradition going. (Oh yeah, Asher does have a different look... He looks like his dad. Ha ha.)
OH admit it! you LOVE the tradition. My family would never do this, not in a million years...that's why I love that RJ's does it. It's so Christmassy!
Reading your blog cracks me up!! I think we are in the same boat with husbands not liking big crowds and stuff, but the Christmas tree thing is awesome!! I enjoy having a real tree but the whole process of going out by Jacobs Lake to get them which takes like 4 hours to just drive back and forth. Then his whole family needs a tree and usually only a few go to get them. So it takes FOREVER to find enough trees. Anyway maybe next year we should go together it looked like you had yours before lunch. That would be a record at our house. But I don't know if that would be allowed to break the all day Christmas tree hunting tradition! Gotta love it right? Anyway I should just call you instead of rambling on like this sorry.
boy, what a sour husband.....
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