Getting our Christmas Tree!

I wanted to get our Christmas tree earlier in December so we could enjoy it longer since we were going to be in Corvallis for Christmas and almost a week before.  I didn't want to get it too early (the weekend before just after Thanksgiving) because we wanted it to survive until New Year's Eve when we were going to have Sean's family come.  I wanted to go to Sleighbell's and cut down our Christmas tree but we had limited time as Olivia had gymnastics and Sean didn't want to do that since we were not going to be home for Christmas.  I compromised and we ended up going to Al's Nursery right near our house. Sean promised next year we could do a Christmas tree farm.  I didn't know this but apparently there was a shortage of Noble firs this year (apparently due to the recession they didn't plant very many) which raised the cost of the nobles this year.  Luckily, Al's happened to have just gotten a shipment in so we had a lot to choose from.  Brandon and Olivia both settled on the perfect tree and we got it.  We had fun as always looking at all the cute Christmas decorations and the train.  Then we headed home with the tree.

Brandon being silly at Al's

Looking at the tree at Al's

sweet Olivia

Our tree!

Enjoying the decorations

In front of the train 

Such a pretty tree

I had already decorated the inside of the house with all our Christmas decorations several days before so at least that was done.  After Olivia got back from gymnastics we all started decorating the Christmas tree.  It is always so fun to get out all of our Christmas tree ornaments and to see some of the new ones.  The kids helped me and we all had a blast.  I love getting our house all ready for Christmas, it makes me feel so warm and cozy!

Olivia decorating the tree

Olivia helping me decorate the tree

Brandon helping