The hunt for the right Christmas tree began after school today. We picked up Isabel, stopped and got some lunch before heading to our local Christmas tree farm.
The Christmas Tree Farm barn.
The Farm has 6 different species of Christmas trees available: Douglas Fir, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Turkish Fir, Noble Fir and Norway Spruce. The first year, we didn’t get a tree but have gotten our Christmas tree from here for the past 2 years! Last year we got a Douglas Fir, very soft and full. This year, we decided to get something different. After speaking with the owner, we decided on getting a Grand Fir, which is the most fragrant of trees!
Which way should we go??? Norway this way. Fraser over there. Douglas that way. Norway back there. We got to find those Grand Firs!
What a gorgeous day to go hunting!
Heading back to see the Fraser firs. They are an O.K. looking tree, stiff branches for holding those heavy ornaments but not very smelly…
What a beauty! It would work… seriously!
It would just have to sit in the middle of the front room and it would take up the whole room!
Isabel found a “cross” laying on the ground.
O.K. this is more our size. This one looks good… or not.
We headed clear over to the other side of the lot (all those trees begin to look the same!) before stopping at the bathrooms and coming back to this first area again. Gino spotted a perfect tree but got there to late; another family was cutting it down! So we keep hunting…
We found it!
Getting down to work.
Trying to lift our tree.
Can you drag it back for us? Use some muscle!
Our fresh kill. Our hunt this year was a 7 1/2 ft. Grand Fir. It’s a beauty!
Getting a good shake and getting tips on how to make the most of our fragrant catch (pop the pimples!).
After payment and hauling it to the truck, we stopped by the beverage table in the barn for some delicious hot apple cider to warm us up! We enjoy this place and what a great way to build memories during this time of year! Let the decorating begin….
