O Christmas Tree 2017

One of the first things we do to start the Christmas season is to choose and cut a live Christmas tree. We have done this every year we have been married, except the year Rachel was scheduled to arrive 2 weeks after Christmas and Brent wouldn't have me that far from the hospital that year, in case she came early. This year we were in the Greensboro area for a couple of days and we headed over to the North Carolina mountains for a morning to pick out our tree.

This year was really a tale of two trees. First, it should be noted that our girls name the tree every year. Yes, it's tradition and just something fun and cute that they do (last year was Frank the Frasier) Well, they decide on the way up the mountain that this year's tree will be Fiona. So off we go to look for Fiona. We look maybe 10 mins and the girls are all asking if they can get a tiny tree just for their room. Suddenly, Bethany stops right where she is and announces that this little tree is Fiona. Well, I tried "how about this one, it's a little taller" or "this one has more branches, wouldn't this be a nice one." Of course, no, nothing else would do but THIS Fiona. So I went to the old standby " you will have to ask your Daddy, sweetheart." Well, she asked sweetly and looked her Daddy with those big brown eyes and Fiona the Frasier was going home with us.

 Now the big girls had a dilemma...what to name the bigger tree for the den. Meet Freddy Frasier. Rebekah was helping measure him.

 This cutie loved helping pick out her first Christmas tree!

So we got the trees baled and tied securely on top of the car for the ride back down the mountain.

 We made several different ornaments and were gifted with some ornaments as well.

 We finally got our tree inside.

 and sure enough, Fiona is just the right size for her!

Fiona is finally fully decorated and they are thrilled having a little tree in their room too!

 It looks us a couple of evenings and Bethany even napped through tree decorating one evening, but we did finally get this one decorated too.

 Nana came over one night while we were decorating too.

 Love, love, love their first Christmases! It is such a special time!

 " O Christmas Tree 2017"