Tree Hunting Part 3

This year after we had our tree selected, Bryan commented that tree hunting in Oregon sure is easier.  It is. I'm not sure it's a good thing though.  Of course, I was never the one laying on the mud/snow to saw a tree down. 

Here in Oregon, we are surrounded by tree farms, so we head out to one about 20 minutes from home that charges $15 for a tree.  The trees are all planted in neatly organized rows, and they have been shaped and there is a multitude of sizes and types.

Last year when we went it snowed.  It was beautiful.

This year, there was no snow (or rain!) or mud.  It was a nice day, but not really weather that makes you think of Christmas. {For those of you that are here, we went last weekend, not this one where it has been windy, cold and snowy.}  We went out with my sister and her son, and wandered for a little while before we found one that we thought would fit into the spot in the family room that I had made. 

We flagged the guy with the chain saw down and he cut it, and loaded it on to a tractor to be hauled down to the cars.  Easy.  We wandered a little longer while my sister found the tree she wanted.  Bryan borrowed a saw and cut it, because the chain saw man was busy with other customers. 

It wasn't quite the same as hunting in Utah but the danger of getting lost isn't there.  Which is good.  And the kids love it just as much.  The thrill of the hunt is the same for them.

After we got home, we put clear lights on and our silver glittery star and let the kids put decorations on.  We have a hodge-podge of ornaments - some from my youth, some from Bryan's youth and one from just about every trip we have taken - and very few are breakable so the kids didn't need much help to put them up. We listened to Anne Murray, and a piano music-only album while we decorated.  The halls are decked.  The nativities are up.  The wreath is on the door.  The garland is hung on the stairs.  The stockings are hung.

Now we just need some snow, and it will feel like Christmas.

(I wrote this last week…before we got snow.  So now, we just need the snow to stick around until Christmas. :] )