On Saturday we drove up to near Idaho City to find us a Christmas tree. A permit to chop a tree is much cheaper than buying one at a lot. And it's a fun family thing.
We learned a few things. Next year we won't take the family hiking up snowy hills. It wasn't a good experience for most of us. There were tears and choruses of complaints.
We looked around for a decent tree for awhile. Some possibilites were found to be bare on one side, or in very difficult places to chop. The kids got whinier.
Eventually we found the tree we ended up with. David chopped it down like he'd been chopping down trees his whole life.
I really wanted to get on video when the tree fell over, but my phone kept shutting off and saying it was dead, when it actually had 60% battery.
Oh well.
David dragged the tree down the mountain, as well as Owen.
And here's us with the tree.
When we set it up in the living room, we saw how clearly this pathetic tree was different from the trees you might buy in a lot. It has a hard time supporting the ornaments, and it's very bare, and hiding strands of lights is an impossibility, but we like our tree. It's our first as a family, and it's got character, and we found it ourselves!
Here are the kids and the decorated tree. Owen opted to go to bed early. He wasn't feeling well.
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