The Christmas Tree Farm

2011
November 26th, 2011.  Two things stand out about this year's trip to the tree farm.  1. Short Sleeves - it was incredibly warm, no coats, no rushing.  2.  The Measuring Stick - I broke this year from our tradition of getting a tree that is too big.  I decided that it didn't make sense to pay for an extra foot of tree, then just cut if off when I got home so that I could squeeze the tree into the house.  My plan backfired a little though, because I miscalculated and got a tree a full foot too short.  Still a good tree though.

2010
November 28th, 2010. Another cold trip to Slaughter's Cut and Pick Tree Farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia to pick out our Christmas tree.  We quickly narrowed it down to four trees.  One was huge, it would by far be the biggest tree we had ever had.  Not knowing whether or not it would even fit in the house, we decided to buy it, just to see how it would work out.  It is the perfect Christmas tree.  We had to cut the entire top off, but we finally have a tree that will hold all of our special ornaments (we have somewhere close to a kazillion).  We also have a 2nd tree this year, which allowed us to spread the ornaments out even more.  The boys wanted the live tree downstairs next to the fireplace and I wanted one upstairs in the living room.  Adding the tree downstairs has made the game room the most comfortable spot in the house, especially when the gas logs are burning.  So the season is officially here and we are enjoying it so far.

2009
November 27th, 2009.  For the third year in a row, we picked a VERY cold day to go shopping for our Christmas tree, but as the guy cutting the tree pointed out, at least it wasn't raining.  The wind was blowing hard and Ben agreed with every pick we made.  Jackson was more selective, but we still all managed to find one that we were all happy about.  In fact, it might be just perfect.

2008
November 29, 2008.   On Saturday afternoon, after Amy's brother and his family left for their trip back home, we checked the weather forecast for Hillsville.  It was rainy and cold, but the extended forecast showed more of the same, so we sprinted up the mountain, picking out a tree just before dark and just before Slaughter's Tree Farm closed for the day.  We think we picked out a perfect tree this year, which as usual means that it is just slightly too big for our house.

2007
November 25, 2007. We left Sunday dinner at my Mom's house in Claudville and drove straight to Slaughter's Tree Farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia to get our tree on a cold, windy overcast day. 

2006
December 1, 2006.  We took Jackson out of school early on a windy, warm Friday to get our Christmas tree in Fancy Gap, Virginia.  When we got to the tree farm we found that it was closed.  But the seventy-one year old man across the road told us that if we found a tree we liked, he would cut it for us.  Both boys enjoyed the hunt for the perfect tree this year.  Ben stopped at all the saplings and said "What about this one?  It's my size."

2005

Sunday the 27th. We managed to get our Christmas tree today, even though we found our van broken in the driveway this morning and even though it was cold and raining (our next chance to get a tree would have been in two weeks).  Jackson did a great job of picking our our tree this year.  The one criteria for our tree is that it is too big for our house.  As long as it meets that, then it's perfect. (A big shout out to our friends the Eads for letting us borrow their van!)   

2004
Sunday the 5th.  We picked out our Christmas tree at Slaughter's tree farm in Fancy Gap, Virginia (Frank Beamer Country!) again this year.  Jackson only has one thing to say about it, "We got the biggest one they had."  We got back down the mountain just in time to go with Megan to Main Street and watch the Mount Airy Christmas parade.  Jackson, like his mommy, loves the holiday decorations and they both had a fun night hanging ornaments.  Surprisingly Benjamin totally ignored the tree, we all thought he would just terrorize it. 

2003
Sunday the 30th.  We went to Fancy Gap, VA to find our Christmas tree this year.  Walking through the tree farm looking for the perfect tree was a lot of fun.  Jackson carried his ax with him as he looked for the one that would say "Pick Me, Pick Me!" 

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