Tree Time

The tradition continues

Each year we make the small drive to Pulaski to visit Grandpa Dennis and Grandma Dawn a few weeks before Christmas to pick out a Christmas tree.  12 years ago Grandpa Dennis decided to plant several hundred baby Christmas trees, who knew that it would turn into one of our favorite Christmas time adventures.  Those babies trees are anywhere from 6 feet to 20+ feet tall now.  They have their very own Frasier Fir Forest.   Parker, Crosby and Brody ran around hiding in the trees and the parents work on picking out the perfect ones.  The goal was a 10' tree for us, a 10' tree for Brody and 18'.5 tree for Grandpa Dennis & Grandma Dawn.  After racing around trying to catch the little tree Ninjas for a while, we got to work and found trees for all 3 families.

Success.

Grandma Dawn stealing hugs from Crosby

Those are big trees Grandpa,
we're going to need a bigger house

Ninja pile

We'd rather be hiding in the trees

And there they go

Attacking Grandpa before the trees come down

BOOM

Found 2 ninjas

And the 3rd one too

Are we sure that one is 19'?  

Ready for hot chocolate

Warming up

This one stays in Pulaski...
in Grandpas house!

Brody found the one he wanted

Our tree is in.

My helper with lights

Be careful Daddy

I'm careful too

Love that smile

The final product

Grandpa's tree pre-decorations!