The start of the trip started off nicely enough. Maggie was excited to ride in her "boat", and despite the temperature (about 23 degrees), it was a beautiful day.
As the morning progressed, Maggie and Mommy were not so excited to be trudging through the snow. Maggie, who really doesn't weigh enough for the sled, kept falling off. And Mommy, well, let's just say she was done in about 10 minutes.
However, we finally found two trees that were in the running for our perfect tree. Maggie was happy to get out of her sled and help Daddy shake the snow off the trees.
Here's Mark, the Master Tree Hunter, cutting down our little ol' tree.
Here, the finished product. We definitely received some stares driving back down the highway into town.
Maggie was a little tired, it was already an hour past her nap time. This picture was taken at 2:08 pm.
This picture was taken at 2:16 pm. She was so tired, I guess that's what good fresh air will do to you!
Back at home, Mark untied the tree and got out the measuring tape. Our little ol' tree measured over 15 and half feet tall!! We knew it was big, but didn't think it was quite that big. Our ceilings are 11 and half feet tall, so we had to cut over 5 feet off of the tree. We got busy putting lights on it, so that Maggie will have a beautiful Christmas tree to wake up to tomorrow.
Here is the final product, sans ornaments.
