Morning at the Tree Farm

Bill took the day off from work last Friday so we could take the boys to a tree farm. The visit served two purposes ~ for one, we needed a Christmas tree! (Our brief stint with a pre-lit tree came to a disastrous end last year.) And for another, this month we're focusing our nature study on evergreens - and a tree farm was a great place to kick things off!

I thought I'd share some of the pictures I took of the farm and the kids. As usual, I took lots and lots of photos - we even got a family shot (thanks to the kind farmer) for the Christmas card! 

 As you can see, the day was quite cloudy - and let me tell you, it was cold!

Finally we found our tree:

(It might not look it here, but it's an eight-footer!)

Earlybird was a little sad we were actually taking it down, so he and I walked around the farm (examining evergreens) while Bill and the older boys felled the tree with a handsaw. (All I could think of was that scene in It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown when Linus wails, "You didn't tell me you were gonna kill it!" Lol)

Once the deed was done though, EB was eager to help ...

   

The tree was baled for easier transport ...

Once our trees - we also bought a smaller tree for the yard - were secured to the roof our van we headed home. But first we made a quick stop at yet another farm for a snack.

My three sons. :)

It was a really fun morning ~ and now we have big glorious tree in our dining room, all lit up and adorned with cherished decorations. Best of all, my house smells like evergreens - like a Douglas Fir to be exact (the variety of tree we chose). 

I'll have a post up soon with pictures of our tree all set up, and a few other cozy Christmas spots around the house. In the meantime, I hope you all have a very nice week. And Happy St. Nicholas Day!