Getting Ready for Christmas

We always get our tree the first week after Thanksgiving during the week so we can go with fewer crowds and get the first pick (as if a bunch of new trees are going to grow in one year). This year it was around 19 degrees and we had quite a bit of snow so the walking on the trail at our secret spot was a little more difficult.  We did find a great tree though.  We stopped for a burger at the Wines of Colorado which was one of the best burgers around.  The place is cute and we sat by the fireplace.  Our waiter agreed that we found a great tree.  Valerie and Eric also had a cookie decorating get together and it was a success.  We decorated lots of cookies and had potato leek soup and skinny lasagna soup.  Arn was happy since the Steelers won that day especially since he was watching the game with a bunch of Bronco fans.  If I can figure out how to get pics from Instagram or from Val I'll post some pics of the cookies.

The Tree Dec. 2014

This was one of the easiest years to get our Christmas tree.  We left home around noon, went to our secret tree spot, chose the tree, and was on our way home within an hour.  After getting home we had it up and in the stand within 20 min.  It's the best one ever (we say that every year).

One Car - 3 Trees 2013

Today we braved the frigid temps and went to get our Christmas tree.  We bundled up and drove into the tree cutting area.  Of course we had to drive to the far end of the area (13 mi.) and quickly found two smaller trees for Val and Ty. Ours took a little longer but we made a choice faster today due to the temp.  We like the tall and skinny ones as you can see.  We had two trees inside the car and the long one on top of the car.  Ours is much taller looking in the living room than it looked outside.

It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas

This past weekend we put up the Christmas tree. We thought we were getting a shorter one this yr. but it still is pretty tall. Tyler and Lauren came down to help along with Gma who arrived on Sat. afternoon. We like the tall skinny variety with lots of room for dangling ornaments. I got daring this year and used a Christmas log cabin quilt for the tree skirt. Santa needs to start putting presents under the tree!

2011 Christmas Tree

What an easy and smooth tree hunting trip this year! We always try to got the first day that cutting begins. We had our spot mapped out from last yr and stopped to get our $ 10 permit early this past Monday morn. The weather was great (high 50's) and the hike to pick the right tree was beautiful. It went up on the car very easily, up into the stand quickly and we'll decorate it this coming weekend. Can't beat it!