The PERFECT Tree

We had a fake tree our first Christmas, it bummed me out big time. Still being a true Oregonian I wanted that evergreen scent as I walked in the house. Every year since our first year we have bought a real tree. Matt suggested that we should go to the mountains at least once and go cut down our own. Suzanne and I looked around to find out places and how much tags were. We both came to find that you have to get your tags in early Nov. Whoops missed that boat! So to Smiths we went, like we did last year. They have 7-8 footers and 5-6 footers.

It was snowing lightly, and we went with the Readings truck (and the Readings of course) and we both picked out trees.

As I mentioned earlier Matt is a bit of a Scrooge so he insisted on a 5-6 foot.... whaaa? Well this is the one we picked, looks huge huh! (As Matt was picking it up he said, "Mick is this like sword in the stone?" as he tugged and tugged he said... "I dont think this one's it" haha)

Well not so much....

I had to make sure there was enough water in the tree stand... boy can these things suck up the water!

Ty had a grand time playing with Aunt Zan while we set everything up. I put the lights on and the garland all ready but the hanging of the ornaments will be tonight for our Family Home Evening activity.

OH and we put Christmas lights up too, for the first time :) I felt like a grown up with Christmas lights of my own on my house! I LOVE them. I think Matt's Christmas spirit is at about 30% now... yikes we better conserve! Luckily we had football games and basketball games going all day long, channels 2 3 and 4 all had good games on, we were both in heaven! So it wasn't TOO Christmas-y for him.