Cutting Down the Tree

One of my favorite traditions growing up was hiking through the forests and picking out our Christmas tree. My mom would always pack homemade caramel corn and hot chocolate, and we would head out with walkie-talkies in search of the best one. My husband Josh and I have continued this tradition since we've been together. Luckily, we can agree on a tree much faster than my parents ever did. I can see how this will get more entertaining and tricky as more kids are added to the family. But for now, it's pretty easy with just Brooklyn and Kaia. B does a really good job of yelling for Kaia if she gets "too far" away from her.

Here is our winner for 2008.Normally Josh drags the tree through the snow...but there wasn't enough this year.

What a buff guy I have! We ended up with a 15 footer :]
Carrying Brooklyn back to the car. Where is the car again?

Brooklyn's first hot chocolate experience. She LOVES it. And had a great time on her second annual tree cutting day.