Christmas Tree Trimming

The clouds cleared, the sun came out and the Acklands were off to the Christmas tree farm....

First we get the saw...



Then Sam takes the saw...I don't know why he didn't think I could do it...maybe because I cut myself almost every time I use a knife :)



Then off for our walk in all the trees



It was so much fun wandering through all the trees for us. Sam and I both loved being a family and starting this new tradition together. The trees are a bit different to the trees we typically get in America...not bad, just different :) It took me a little bit of time to figure out what we wanted. I wanted a big bushy tree for our house, but there weren't a ton of those, and we were on a budget. Yet, these trees were so much less expensive than any trees in America....

Then Sam chopped our tree down! Such a fun memory!!!



And off we went, with our tree in the back of our tiny boy racer car...quite the site :)
Once the tree was home and Sam got it all set in the house, the trimming began!!!

James and Rosie decided to help us....when I say "us" at this point, I mean me. :) Sam was quite happy to let me be happy in Happy Christmas Mood, listening to Christmas music, making strings of popcorn and laughing with James and Rosie. Rosie helped me do the lights...



And James and Rosie both helped me string popcorn and put up the cookie cutters hung with ribbon, and the candy canes...









Here is a close up of the home made decorations we did....



Our First Christmas Tree



I did have to smile a bit when I went into the living room and saw my mother in law's Christmas tree....there really is something to be said about American's always having the biggest they could have....



Her's is SO cute, but so much smaller than ours....I just laughed and told Sam..."I guess we do always do things bigger as Americans." :)

What a FUN day and fun memory that we made for our first Christmas!