Oh Christmas Tree

Ben was upset today that we were leaving town tomorrow and he still did not have a Christmas tree... (not really -- he was mad b/c I said no to tv)

So we took him to one of the tree farms in town (the one we usually go to closed). We looked and looked until the ritual of screaming like maniacs in the middle of a planted forest commenced and we were freezing our butts off..

We came home treeless - prepared a little better for the bitter cold, and decided to take another axe at it.. Our second trip out this afternoon was success. All the trees were so perfect that we let Ben pick which tree he wanted. We think he did pretty well. (Here's Ben attaching the first ornament.)

Now off to pack - and get ready for t e x a s