Christmas Tree!

Ok so I know I am a bit late getting our tree and getting it up but I DID get all my greeting cards, most of my shopping done, and sent and all but 2 packages on time!

 We love to go to this Pick-your-own tree farm. We found it last year when we lived in Mooresville and it was just down the road from there. So this year it was about a half hour away but well worth it. The man that runs it is super friendly and great with the kids. The trees aren't super expensive (most are $30) He even gave the boys all the materials to make their own wreath! Niels and the boys really enjoyed doing that and I loved having the smell of fresh pine needles in the van the whole way home. Niels is always trying to convince me to get an artificial tree but I just love the live ones. It is so much fun to go pick it out, and cut it down, take it home etc. The other thing is I feel a bit more enviornmentally friendly this way since we only take one tree and the rest are there until next year.

Blogger is being weird about my pictures posting so here is what the pictures are top to bottom:

Starting on the top: 

Finished decorated tree w/ presents from Grandma

The homemade wreath (which is a little skimpy on the bottom now because the wind has blown quite a few branches out)

The Rudolph Ornament:

Christian- "Mom which way is North?" as we are decorating the tree. 

Me "Um, I think our house faces North why honey?" (Tree is on the south side of the living room)

Christian "Because I need to hang this ornament right." (a Rudolph ornament)

Me "how is that right?" Rudolph is facing INTO the tree (his nose pointing south)

Christian "Well he has his Booty facing North so he can head out of the North Pole with Santa to deliver all the presents!

Me (dumfounded) "Yeah honey that is great!"

Boys decorating the tree,

 Calinda and the boys by the tree, 

all of us by the tree, 

boys heading out to find the "right one"

Bottom one is a video of the boys cutting down the tree! DAD click the PLAY button it's a video!!!