So I think I took an unannounced "BLOG hiatus" for a month and didn't even realize it as the holidays just flew by! Lots went on so there is LOTS to catch up with so I might just cram it all into a post or two.......Here we go.......
O Christmas Tree
So Matt's family has a family Christmas tradition of going out to a Christmas tree farm and cutting down a tree each year. I participated in this the very first year we were married and discovered this tradition carried with it a lot of WORK and a very LONG DAY at the farm (not to mention the HORRENDOUS clean-up hauling the tree IN to the house and OUT of the house when it is dead and all the needles are on your floor and none on the tree). I was actually successful the next few years of convincing Matt that a beautiful HOME DEPOT tree awaited us just around the corner, less expensive (and prettier), and you could have it decorated by the end of the day. Well then we had Evie and I knew that we once again needed to start going back out to the farm so we could start this tradition for her. So we did. It was a lot of fun although I think we still need to work on making it a MUCH shorter trip as I like to have some time to decorate when we get back, but I guess we have years to figure that out.
Evie's first hayride
She was definitely soaking up all the attention!
We ran into one problem at this first "Christmas Tree Farm".....lack of trees (don't know what Grandpa is doing in this picture...)
Although Evie found a tree just her size
On to the next farm......Here with grandma in the SECOND hayride (hey 2 hayrides in one day!)
We found our tree in no time!
Dad cutting down the tree (well actually this is just a "pose" as a nice man behind us was ready to cut this down for us---dad said there were too many "thistles")
Evie even got to see some goats---she wasn't too excited though, maybe next year
Daddy and his girl
Sitting in the HUGE rocking chair for a quick pic
We even got to bounce on this huge balloon coming out of the ground--see Matt about to send Caleb soaring up in the air
And HOME we go...
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