After many unexpected delays (early vacation trip to Vienna, extreme cold snap, dead car battery), we were finally off to the nursery to buy a Christmas tree. The temperature was so low, that we could barely tolerate being outside for more than a few minutes so we made our selection quickly. Can you tell by the above expressions who did not like the tree we chose?
The nursery staff tied the tree to the roof rack. We had to leave the engine running the whole time, in an attempt to recharge the jump-started battery.
On the back patio, Kyle prepares the drill in order to make a hole in the trunk so that the tree will be positioned properly in the stand. I stand in the warm house, supervising.
Christmas eve, after the elves have placed the gifts. For the first time, we had to add a fourth string of lights and the layers of branches were so widely spaced that we had room for many more ornaments (hard to see the detail in this photo).
And now so sad- presents and decorations gone, and lower branches removed (less needle mess when it's dragged through the doorway). All the branches are being used to make a fort in the backyard.
After many unexpected delays (early vacation trip to Vienna, extreme cold snap, dead car battery), we were finally off to the nursery to buy a Christmas tree. The temperature was so low, that we could barely tolerate being outside for more than a few minutes so we made our selection quickly. Can you tell by the above expressions who did not like the tree we chose?
The nursery staff tied the tree to the roof rack. We had to leave the engine running the whole time, in an attempt to recharge the jump-started battery.
On the back patio, Kyle prepares the drill in order to make a hole in the trunk so that the tree will be positioned properly in the stand. I stand in the warm house, supervising.
Christmas eve, after the elves have placed the gifts. For the first time, we had to add a fourth string of lights and the layers of branches were so widely spaced that we had room for many more ornaments (hard to see the detail in this photo).
And now so sad- presents and decorations gone, and lower branches removed (less needle mess when it's dragged through the doorway). All the branches are being used to make a fort in the backyard.
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Where was Charlie Brown?
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