Saturday, November 27, 2010

Christmas tree

On Friday we left Plymouth to drive back home. We planned a stop at a tree farm in Northeast Connecticut to surprise the kids and get our Christmas tree.


Rhode Island is wedged between Connecticut and Massachusetts, so we stopped by this beach at a lake in Rhode Island to take a picture. The kids wanted to stay longer, but it was chilly.


Then we drove on to the Geer Tree Farm in Griswold, Connecticut. It was perfect. There were acres and acres of beautifully shaped Christmas trees.

The kids went crazy running all over the farm, in and out of trees, pretending to be deer running from a hunter...










...while Kent and I decided on the perfect tree. It's a Fraser Fir tree. Isn't it pretty?



We cut it down with their saw, then a guy comes and picks it up in a truck to bring down to the barn area. They put it on the shaker machine and then bale it for you. They had complimentary hot chocolate and cookies. It was a lot of fun.




Now we have our Christmas tree!


6 comments:

Bowers Family said...

Looks like great fun. The tree you picked out looks beautiful and perfect. Glad you found a tree.

Jen said...

Man!! You guys look like you're having so much fun! And the beautiful country your in....WOW!!

Ashley said...

Love the pic on the beach! Y'all look like you're finally adjusting and having a blast. xo

Erica Williams said...

How are you guys always doing something that looks so fun?! Beautiful tree!

Debbie said...

Love the tree farm. Your family looks great!

Karen said...

Beautiful tree! Looks like a lot of fun! And you didn't have to go looking in a foot of snow! :)