Our family did something this year we've never done before. We went and cut down a Christmas Tree.
The one perk to living in Florida is that there are lots of trees around. Lots of Christmas trees. That makes them cheap! And since our fake tree is in storage in Ft. Worth, we decided we'd go all out and find a place where we could cut our own tree. We had a blast!
We drove about an hour away to a Christmas Tree farm. Obviously they know how to make the most of the season, so they had more than just trees.
The petting zoo was free, which the kids loved. Notice they're in shorts. It just felt wrong to be cutting down a Christmas Tree in 80 degree weather. . . but we tried to make the most of it.
Not sure what that creature is, but Ben sure liked it.
Once we were ready to pick out a tree, we took a hayride around the farm until we saw the type of trees we wanted. They dropped us off with a measuring pole and a saw.
It was a hard choice, with lots of good contenders, but ultimately Dad had the last say. Cody's family often got live trees growing up, so he has some very particular qualifications for an acceptable tree. We finally found one Cody approved of and that the kids liked too.
So we cut 'er down. All of us.
And hauled her back to the hayride stop to be picked up, shaken out and netted for transport.
Oh, and there was a giant trampoline pillow the kids were able to get some energy out playing on. :)
It took a couple of attempts to get it securely attached, but it did make it back to Orlando!
And then we spent the rest of the afternoon decorating--senza the hot chocolate, since we had our air conditioner on.
The finishing touch was Ben putting his train around it. We're hoping we keep it alive until Christmas. It's already tipped over twice! Making memories. . . .
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