I really thought it was important that we all go get our Christmas tree as a family. I didn't want to exclude anyone. I'm not sure if that was the very smartest idea, but we did end up with a beautiful tree. We got everyone bundled up, trudged over to the tractor / wagon, rode out to the far end of the Christmas tree field, and set off to find the perfect tree. I very much underestimated the difficulty of holding on to a heavily bundled, super wiggly baby J. Stella was screaming from the time we got off the wagon. REALLY screaming. She wanted to be carried around, but I had Jeremy and John had a saw, and it was kind of a mess. Sylvia was great until we didn't agree to chop down the tree she picked out in the first 2 seconds, so it was all kind of a loud, wiggling, crazy little mess. Somehow we managed to look around through a few rows of trees, and Sylvia found new tree that she just loved. It wasn't quite as tall as we had in mind, and I'm not sure if the wiggling and screaming influenced our enthusiasm, but we all decided WE LOVED IT! "Let's get it and go!". Haha. But truly, Sylvie-girl picked out an absolutely perfect tree, and we have had fun putting on just a few decorations each night, starting with the lights, the angel, and lots and lots of sparkling, shiny red Christmas balls.
Lots of love,
Keri
