Believe it or not, it is! This year we decided to get our Christmas Tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. Usually we wait until a week or so later, but Lauren was tracking out and heading out on her venture for 3 weeks and with my work schedule, this weekend was going to be the best time to get one. This would also let Lauren decorate before she leaves.
We LOVE going to Pop n Son every year. They have stands throughout Raleigh and Wake County, but nothing is like going to the actual farm. Looking through all the trees, just to find the perfect one!
After completely butchering the ceiling last year, I told the girls we couldn't get one quite as big as we did last year. But everyone knows, I love BIG trees! It was quite difficult last year getting it off the car, in the stand and in and out of the house...so we needed to get a smaller one this time.
The girls ended up spending about 30-45 minutes going through all the rows of trees. We went back and forth between 3 of them. And then we finally agreed on this one! We had them cut a bit off the bottom, and then the funnest part-put it in the shaker. Then we got it wrapped in red/green netting!
Allison paid and then got to pick a wreath out for FREE! Tis the season! I love fresh wreaths. We've never gotten one, but I love the smell.
Every year it seems as if Pop n Son gets bigger and bigger every year. I remember when there was a gravel driveway and a tin-covered area that you paid and that was it. Now they have paved the driveway, a huge seperate barn where they make wreaths and garland, they are now selling hot-chocolate and the HUGE Mr. Snowman. But its a local company and for us, its a tradition.
Now, off to the house......
Allison decided we weren't going to have the issues we had last year, and she was determined to get the tree down and in the house!
Yep, off the car it went. Look at the pretty netting! Are we looking like the Griswold's yet?
Allison then realized she wasn't sure how she was going to get down.........
Finally, I got to do something...cut the netting! The girls wanted to do everything else!
Oh wait, they needed me for something else....to hold up the tree! At least Im good for something! In the stand it went and in the house they went.
Allison wanted to finish cutting the netting......next up.....DECORATE! I absolutely L O V E this time of year....it really is magical. I love having the girls here, everyone is getting along...there is something truly amazing about this time of year. The next month is going to be great!
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