hunting for our christmas tree has become one of my favorite things we do all year long. as you might imagine, the tree farms in the pacific northwest are plentiful and beautiful. last year we discovered "keith & scott" tree farm, and we were so enamored we went back again this year. one of the blessings of being far away from home and traveling during the holidays is that we get in the christmas spirit much earlier now. we used to wait until mid-december to get our tree. now we're out the weekend after thanksgiving to get the tree. bob & kaye have been here for thanksgiving the past 2 years and have been able to join us on our christmas tree hunt. last year our tree was really fat - big, round and beautiful. this year our tree is really tall - 12 ft. tall! i love that our house can accommodate a big tree. last year gavin was in the baby carrier and brooke was more interested in the campfire and hot cider than she was looking for a tree :) this year gavin and brooke were both on the hunt with us, and they both had a great time. gavin also got to participate in the decorating of the tree this year. the kids had a lot of special ornaments to put on the tree this year, including "woody & buzz" and "jessie" - gifts from grandma and grandpa. gavin hung his right on the tree, but brooke wanted to keep her special ornaments in her room "up high" where no one could bother them. it took about a week, but i finally got them on the tree :) tomorrow the tree will come down before we travel to cincinnati for the holidays. i'm already looking forward to next year's tree.
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