In our continuing effort to be more green, we decided to buy our Christmas tree from a local tree farm instead of one that had been shipped in from across the country. When we got there, I was surprised to see some very beautiful cut trees. I was thinking that you got the option of picking one from the field or picking one that had already been cut. Well, I was a little disappointed when I found someone to explain things and they told me that I could choose from one of the trees that they had shipped in (ie all the big beautiful trees I'd been eying)... or we could go to the field and pick one out there. Apparently all the trees I was wanting to get can't be grown in Oklahoma. Something about not being the right climate, blah, blah, blah. I was a little deflated, but I decided that it would be worth it to stick to my guns. We headed out on a little hay ride to look at the trees they were going to be cutting this year.
Once we were there, we had fun looking up and down the rows of trees to find just the right one for us.
Emily and I watching the boys do all the work. You may also notice that I chopped off all my hair... more on that later.
Once we'd spotted it, Andrew, Josh, and Caleb took turns cutting it down.
Then they all carried it back to the wagon, and we were on our way home to decorate.
We spent the next day putting all the lights on it and decorating the tree. By the time I'm done putting lights on it, I always wonder why I decide to do so many lights... but then I see it and I'm usually glad I did. (Until I have to take them all off that is...)
Josh and Caleb let Emily help with the decorating too.
In the end, our Oklahoma tree turned out beautifully. We had fun picking it out and cutting it down ourselves. I think we'll make that a new tradition
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