Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, what a glorious family outing to pick thee!

After work last night, we went on a mission to find our Christmas tree. We normally go to my friend, Joe’s, lot in Howard County, but when we drove by, he wasn’t there and so we went to the lot down the street. Lots of trees to choose from. The girls could not agree on a tree, so Marcia and I made the executive decision and chose the tree for them.

It was a fun little trip. Everybody was dressed up in their winter gear and we were on a family mission. Luke did not like stepping through the mud in his rain boots, but he looked cute in his panda hat. Maggie was wearing a cute scarf and having a ball. Eden and Elizabeth could not agree on a tree. Noah went with me to find the man to get the tree for us. Once we found the man, Noah and Elizabeth led him to our tree to get it for us. He trimmed it up, bagged it and threw it on the roof.

When we got home, the girls and I worked together to clean the room for it, and bring it into the house. We put it in the stand and straightened it. Bigger than we thought, we had to cut the top off of it. Then, we sat down to a nice family dinner at our dining room table. After dinner and baths, we sat in the living room (Eden had rearranged all of the couches to make it very comfy) and Noah read to us, The Night Before Christmas.

Today, it is snowing and we are all off of school and work. A wonderful family snow day and we can decorate the tree today too. We are lucky to have the wonderful six that we do, and I am grateful for every day with my family.