After seeing Santa Claus on Saturday morning, we took a drive up one of the nearby winding, forested roads to the small town of Mill A and Leighton's U-Cut Christmas Tree Farm. We've gone there for our last two Christmas trees and happily returned to this friendly, small-town spot for this year's.
The owners greet you outside the little log cabin office, handing candy canes to the kids, and inviting you to warm yourself by the small bonfire.
Then you take a saw off a hook and tramp up the hill to find your perfect tree (at the perfect price: $20 for Noble Firs and anything over 10 feet; $15 for anything else!). Last year we tramped through several inches of snow and I was glad that this year we had sunny skies.
When we found our tree, Gunnar and Maggie (that's her white-coated arm) helped Damon cut it down. Gunnar was actually quite upset that he didn't get to hold the saw the entire time.
Back down the hill to pay and heat up by the fire again:
On Sunday evening we decorated the tree, which has always been one of my favorite family Christmas traditions. Our tree is covered with a varied set of ornaments that each have a story. They are souvenirs from places we've visited (a wooden buffalo from Yellowstone, a lobster from our first anniversary trip to Maine, a Tudor rose from England), homemade bits from the children, and even one made from the cut-off trunk of our very first Christmas tree.
Gunnar wasn't too interested in hanging up ornaments, but he was pretty interested in looking at them. The cutest thing was when he discovered a small silver horn and tried to play it! Adorable.
1 comment:
The cut-off trunk ornament idea is so cute! I'm going to suggest that to my sister-in-law and her new fiance. :)
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