Christmas Tree 2014

One of the reasons why we tend to stick around our own home at Thanksgiving is the opportunity it gives us to go and pick out our Christmas tree the next day.  We have a cute little farm about 20 minutes from our house where we have gone for the past 6ish years so we continued in that tradition.

Of course, it decided to rain, but then again, we are in Oregon :-)  So we persevered and had a great time regardless.  The boys love the tractor ride, the sticks and mud and love watching the train set afterward while warming up with cookies and cocoa.

Each year I think an artificial tree would be a better and cheaper idea, but we always have such a good time finding our tree that I know its worth the memories for my boys and for my sweet hubby.  Thanks for encouraging us to do it Peter and for chopping down the tree for our family year after year!