Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree....

Keeping with tradition we went and tried to cut down our Christmas tree. Each year so far we have tried out a new tree farm. This year we went out to the Canton tree farm. It boasted lots of trees and fun, exciting rides! I keep hoping to find a tree farm here in Texas that grows the kind of trees that we are use to. The ones they grow here are Virgina Pine,Leyland Cypress,Loblolly Pine and Eastern Red Cedar Trees. Basically they look like bushes that they grew really big and then shape them into a Christmas tree. Each year I go looking for the Douglas Firs, the Noble Firs, the Fraser Firs. You know the ones that actually hold the ornaments!! And no such luck. We take the hay ride out into the trees and we laugh at the funny looking trees and end up at the pre-cut trees that they have shipped in and I find the perfect Noble Fir. Maybe next year I'll find a tree farm that actually grows normal Christmas trees.


Everywhere you go here in Texas there are cows of some sort!


Quick shot of Dave and I.


This pose has also become a Christmas tree hunting tradition!


Taylor spotted this little sapling and wanted to cut it down and put it in her room.


Amber and Cameron posing by this little Charlie Brown tree. Can you believe Cameron has NEVER seen a Charlie Brown Christmas?! Blasphemy!!


Hahahaa!!! LOVE this picture! Look at Jake's face...CLASSIC! Of course it was BUTT cold out and we had wondered around in the mud looking for a tree to cut down for about 30/45 minutes before I decided to head to the pre-cut trees. Jake was NOT happy if you haven't guessed by his expression. Hahahahaaa!! LOVE family outings!



Hunter wanted to ride Santa's runaway sleigh. He was the ONLY one on the ride!


This sign should have scared Taylor away from the ride, but she was determined to ride it....


...good thing she wasn't pregnant and hasn't had any head or neck injuries because this ride was WILD!!!