Goin' on a Tree Hunt

my family definitely has the whole 'tree hunting' thing down - to a perfect T

it is one of my favorite Christmas traditions - which saying something because we have a LOT of traditions!

when planning our trip up to WA for Thanksgiving, I had one request:

That we go get our Christmas tree while we were in town

my parents (the ultimate tricksters) told me that they had already gotten a tree for this year...

cue my shock & dismay - i told them i wasn't going to come home

psych - I would never pass up a chance to go home! 

double psych - my parent's were just pulling my leg and hadn't gotten the tree yet! release the pigeons!

so, the day after Thanksgiving we went on a tree hunt

I was a little worried, since there hadn't been any snowfall in the valley yet

but after driving miles up the mountain, we were graced by the snow's presence

part of our tree hunting tradition is to bring sleds & hot cocoa

we tie the sleds to the back of the car, jump in, and get pulled up the mountain whilst looking for the perfect tree

we all take turns, bust out our best tricks (I stood up and did the splits between two sleds), and hang on for dear life when the papa decides to accelerate at lightning speed

all the while, we keep our eyes peeled for the perfect tree

and this year, I think we picked out a dandy one

BONUS: J & I found the cutest little tree for our apartment!

we put it up first thing when we got back which is saying something, since we've been home 3 days and still haven't unpacked

while the boys chop down the beautiful blue spruce, we pour the goblets of hot chocolate (this year we even had donuts)

and then we eat, drink, and be merry christmas