Griswald Tradition

Since before Jared and I were married we have always gone to cut our own Christmas tree in the hills!! I remember our first tree quite vividly!!  We went with Steve and Rachel and after setting it up and decorating it we went to see the Grinch at the movie theatre!!  In the years since we have gone with Buck and Arren and their family, friends from church, with all the Puzey's and even on our own!!  Each year has been a ton of fun with great memories made!!  Never have the trees been elegant or majestic!! But they have always brought a special spirit of Christmas into our home!!  Well, the past two years we have not made it out to the hills, much to Emry's dismay :( She cried when we told her we wouldn't be able to again this year.  We had it all planned out but Jared was needed by a family in our ward to haul some bales to their place, which happened to be the same day we had available to go Christmas tree hunting.  So instead we loaded up in our old van and headed to Lethbridge one evening after school!  I had noticed Home Depot had some nice trees so we went straight there!! In all fairness it was still like hunting in the hills...there was snow and rows of trees!!  I had found one that I was particularly fond of so we found the right row and held a few up before choosing the perfect one!! Not that we could really tell since it was tied up so tight!!!  But it would be perfect for us!!

We paid for it, surprisingly cheap considering we had to buy it!!  And tied it to the roof of our van!!

We set it up when we got home and let it sit for a few days to let the branches open up!  It is a beautiful tree, so full...I can't see through it at all!!  Saturday we decorated it which the kids had a blast doing!  Our home is all trimmed up and ready for the season!!  Oh how I love Christmas, the sights, the sounds, and the smells!!  The kids are excited...each day they have been counting down the days by opening a Lego Advent Calendar I found for them, they are eager for this every morning!!