Getting a tree was a bit of a let down this year. Last year I was pregnant and didn't feel like a tractor ride to chop down a tree sounded very fun. So Todd and the kids just picked up a tree at Home Depot. This year I wanted to resume our tradition of going to a local farm to pick one out and cut it down ourselves. The kids love it. We took the twins to my moms since, well about a billion reasons to not take them but the main one was it was cold. About 39 degrees.
We took the tractor ride to the field and were freezing! Erin seemed to have a blast though, she smiled and squealed the whole time.
Once we got to the trees we quickly discovered it was extremely muddy and the trees were all giant or tiny. There wasn't a normal 6-7 foot tree to be found.
So we walked to the next big bunch of trees a few hundred yards away. Same thing. So disappointed, muddy and freezing we went home treeless. The kids still had fun (they said), so I guess it wasn't a complete waste.
Todd and Evan later went to Home Depot and got a perfect size tree.
So tonight we trimmed the tree and it was not the picturesque experience I had hoped for. Both babies were fussy and wanted to be held most of the time. So mixed with the sounds of my Christmas music there was baby screaming from start to finish.
These were taken pre-screaming.
Post screaming.
Wes wasn't all that bad, he would take breaks at least. As you can see here he was in his 45 minute helmet break and nothing can ruin his good mood when that happens, even a screeching sister.
Evan and Erin got super into the trimming for a good 3 minutes.
Then it was all "I'm done" or "I'm going to snuggle Wessy"
I would say Evan put on about 5 ornaments and Erin put on 137, all on the bottom two feet of the tree.
I think it turned out ok though.
I love these stinkers and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm so excited for Christmas even if things don't go exactly as planned.
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