A lot has changed since our last Christmas tree trip. We didn't go last year because Caleb had just been born and bringing a newborn to hunt for a tree didn't sound fun to either of us. We also moved into a new home this year so that has been exciting and also allows us to get a little bigger of a tree this year! Funny how a tree in the forest looks smaller until you actually get it inside the house. Hello Clark Griswold! This year was also one of the colder years we have had and there was a lot more snow on the ground than in previous years. The girls had a blast playing in the snow and making little snowballs and animals. Abi made a snow dog and then she'd smash it with her foot. Besides looking for a tree the girls found curved sticks they called their "reindeer's" and pranced around the forest. Daddy found a moss covered rock that looked like a turtle that Abi adopted and throwing rocks onto a frozen pond made for a fun detour as well. After a while we stopped to make a fire and make some lunch. Abi having had Firepal Matt come to her school she is now all about fire safety and reminding us of all the rules of being safe around matches and campfires. According to the girls the snow was a little too "scratchy" to make a snow angels, maybe next time. After lunch Grammy and Grandad found their tree and we chopped both ours and theirs down. On the way out of the forest we drove along the rim and saw the damage done by a recent forest fire. The view was AMAZING but the drive was
scary! Curvy cliff roads, no guard rails and snow mixed in made for a very nerve wracking drive.
