O Christmas Tree

On Sunday Matt, Owen, Christine and I traveled to Elgin to meet my parents, David and Katie to cut down the Slaughter Family Christmas tree. We have been doing this for as long as I can remember (even before Katie was a thought!)

On the hay ride

When you arrive at the tree farm you can look at the animals, go through the fun maze, or load up on the trailer for a hay ride out to the Christmas trees. We always love the hay ride and throwing hay at one another...although we didn't do that this year, the hay was a little wet!

Standing in front of our tree*After Matt cut it down

After the hay ride you grab a saw and start your search for that perfect Christmas Tree. It is our family tradition to find a Tree with a pine cone and we can not pick a tree without one. The kids (me, Christine, David and Katie) take turns picking out the tree. Although, we never remember who picked the tree out last! It is always an argument. This year I am sure was supposed to be my year, but everyone decided that I didn't get to choose because I would be picking my own tree. I do have to say that it would have been a lot of pressure to choose two trees this year.

Paying for our trees




Taking our tree to the car*Loading the tree on the car

When you find your perfect tree you grab the saw and cut it down. (The search does take forever.) Then you load back up on the trailer, take it to get wrapped up and pay for your tree before loading it on your car.

Katie, Christine, me and Momma in our Christmas Tree shirts

We had so much fun this year picking out a tree...for my parents and for Matt, Owen and myself. Next year will be so much fun when Owen is running around the tree farm!

Grumpy and Uncle David with Owen