Tree Search

Yes, I do know that it is almost Valentine's Day, but I warned you about getting a little Christmas in February! In my effort to catch up on all the blogging I missed while feeling pukey, this is going to be the first of several upcoming posts about the Christmas season - there's no way I can skip the most photo-filled time of year!

This year we decided to resume a tradition that we've skipped since Savannah's been born. I grew up cutting down a tree in Apple Hill every year, and Travis and I have only done it once together since we've been married. We figured Savannah was old enough to really enjoy and participate in the experience, so we headed up the hill in search of the perfect tree. After doing a drive-by of several tree farms, we ended up stopping at one with the commercial draw - pony and train rides.

When I asked Savannah which "horsie" she wanted to ride on, of course she picked the only non-pony of the bunch. I fully expected the girl to ignore her request and put her on the tiny little pony, but no, she swung Savannah up onto the back of the big full-sized horse and off they went, no seat belt or anything. Luckily, Travis and I were able to walk along on either side of her waiting to catch her before she fell the 5 feet to the ground. She hung on tight though and never budged an inch. I think she could have ridden around that little corral 20 times.

After prying her off the horse, we headed off to find our tree.

We had fun despite the fact that we spent quite a while trying to identify the different types of trees in an effort to save $20. Luckily, we picked the right one, though at the end we decided we didn't care, we just wanted to pick a tree...

Though Savannah almost cried when we cut it down and it fell over the reassurance that the tree was coming home with us, and the promise of a train ride, cheered her up. It was a fun day! More Christmas posts to come...