Cutting our Christmas Tree....and starting to decorate

Being the weekend after Thanksgiving, it was time to go cut down our Christmas tree. We usually go to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm, but went to the Evergreen Farms this year, which is also in Elgin. We heard the same story this year as we did last about the drought. "There aren't a lof of trees to choose from to cut on your own" We looked around for a while and couldn't find one we were totally satisified with so we ended up purchasing one of the pre-cut trees they have shipped in. I can't remember if its a Noble or Frazier fir. I was kind of upset that we didnt get to cut our tree this year, but is was still fun.

Landon brought his own chain saw so that he could help cut the tree down.

Carrying the saws and measurinig stick in search of the perfect tree

Break time?? Wonder whats going on behind there!? :)

We acted like we were cutting a tree, {which was actually one we had considered cutting down}, for picture purposes (dorky I know) but ended up with a pre-cut from the farm

The pre-cut tree choices

Our tree getting a good shake before we took it home

Clint and Landon strung the lights on the tree

and Landon helped me hang the ornaments on it. He said he was "hiding" them for me. He hung all of his own ornaments from each of his 3 Christmas's. This year his is Woody from Toy Story. We get one each year that resembles something he is in to. His first was a horse baby's first, second was a horse on a tractor and then Woody this year
I also added some deep turquoise ornaments this year to our usual "rustic" copper and brown ones. It looks nice.

He was getting decorations out without me and found his "hat and boots" He is so goofy sometimes, but it was cute.

We have only started the decorating for Christmas. Clint has to move some furniture for me (GRRRR!) so that I can put the tree where it really goes, and then I can finish decorating inside and out. Hes not really looking forward to putting lights on the house, but as usual, its a MUST!! I have so many decorations to choose from, and then I dread taking then down, so I am going to "choose wisely" this year. I actually have two sets of "themes" to choose from. I also have blue and white snow men and snow flakes along with the coordinated glass balls. Maybe I will use those again soon, but I like the rustic look so much its hard to go back. I also have some stuff that I would like to make for decorations...we will see what I get to.