So, we set out at 9:15 on Saturday morning in search of some Christmas spirit and a tree. Fortunately we found both!
This is DIY at its best - find your tree, cut it down, tied it up, throw it on your car. No lines, no Christmas themed moonbounce, no gift shop, no blaring Christmas music. Love it.
Elizabeth is such a great supervisor. She gets those skills from me. Hahaha.
And, on the way home, we saw Santa driving his Nissan because the sleigh was likely getting a tune-up in preparation for the big night.
I laughed so hard I cried!
We set up our tree when we got home. I put the tree in the "toy corner" of the family room which involved moving some of Alex's toys to the basement and other rooms on the first floor. Alex doesn't seem to mind. I always start with a plastic trash bag to protect the floor, and then an old towel on top of that.
As you can see, we have a swivel Christmas tree stand
Woops - little bit tall. "Clark, do you think there's enough room for the angel?" Why do these trees always seem small outside in a field but huge in the house?
We let the tree stay undecorated overnight so the branches could fall down and we could water it easily. These fresh cut trees suck up water like crazy for the first week. I could fill it twice per day without a problem. Maybe more often. I don't add sprite or bleach or any other additive to the water. I figure the tree lot trees have been cut down for months so my fresh cut tree could probably make it for 3 weeks in my family room without much issue even without water.
Swing on back tomorrow to hear about the decorations!