A Life Full of Love: Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree

One, of my many, Christmas traditions is going to Kadee Tree Farm and cutting down a Christmas tree. This is a family tradition that Jordan's family started when he was younger, and we thought that we would keep that tradition alive when we got married. Now, this year we wanted to share this special family tradition with Lilly.

Kadee Tree Farm is a wonderful family place to go to cut down a Christmas tree for many reasons. First...hello...you get to cut down your own Christmas tree!!!! Second, there is a hay ride that everyone must go on to get to their perfect tree. You just tell the tractor guy what size tree you want and he takes you to a forest of beautiful trees. With your saw in hand, the adventure begins. After you find your perfect tree you have to tag it and cut it down. If you're lucky you will find a guy on a tractor picking up trees and he'll take them back to the front of the farm for you. If you're not so luck...you have to carry your tree back to the front of the farm. This has happened to us a few times but it's always been worth watching my "matcho man" carry our family Christmas tree. Good times! ;-)

While you're waiting for your tree to be measured and wrapped up you can go inside the store and enjoy some warm apple cider or you can travel down to the petting zoo and looks at potbelly pigs, rabbits, goats, and horses. We took Lilly over to the petting zoo, but she was more interested in looking everywhere else but at the animals. I can't wait till Lilly is old enough to enjoy the petting zoo.

Once our tree was ready to go home, we loaded it into the jeep and headed home. I can't stress enough how wonderful my house smells with a fress cut pine tree in my house.It's like it fills my whole house with the smell of Christmas...which makes up for all the pine needles that are laying around my floor!

If Lilly is anything like me, she will definitely appreciate a REAL Christmas tree and the adventures of bring one into our home.