So this year wasn't an 'ordinary' year for us Echternach's! Typically we put up our tree the first weekend of November...not this year! Kaiden wanted to see what it would be like to have a real tree (something I swore I'd never do again...but I guess some times we do things for our children that we never thought we would!)
I researched all kinds of tree farms trying to find the 'perfect' place for our 'experience'. Finally I settled on Elizabeth Farms because it had sort of a Hallmark appeal (I mean - horse drawn rides....hot cocoa....Santa...the works). But about a week after I decided on my perfect place people started telling me how busy it gets there (we mountain folks aren't fans of crowds)....so, we ended up not going to a tree farm at all. Instead we gathered up the kids and a saw and headed to the mountain for a three hour tromp through the woods to find the 'perfect' tree. In the end, we couldn't settle on just one, so we got a big one for Kaiden and a mini one for Kiersen. They were both excited that they would have their own trees to decorate....and even though the trees are not perfectly shaped and we didn't get a ride on those horses, the kids still left with smiles on their faces.
Maybe this real tree thing isn't so bad after all....
