O' Christmas Tree

For the past few years I have gone back and forth about buying an artificial Christmas tree. Sometimes I think it would be so nice to take one out of a box, set it up, plug it in and presto...great tree! I almost did it this year, but then decided I needed to smell fresh pine one more time. So, off we went to get our tree.

Hoyt loves going to get the tree. All he does is run around the lot getting lost in all the Christmas trees. Can you tell he is enjoying himself here?

He also likes to help pick out the tree. Here he is telling me that this one is "pretty TALL mom!"

This Christmas tree lot has a train - it was also a highlight of the visit!

He loved the train engine - and couldn't stop saying "Choo...Choo"!

He was definitely my BIG helper when it came time to decorate. He had all the decorations lined up on the floor - all the balls were together in a pile, the glittery ornaments were together, etc. I think he might be a little type A personality like his mother!

The finished product...now if I could just bottle the smell! When I finally get an artificial tree the smell is what I will miss the most.