Our Thanksgiving long weekend in NY was capped off by driving up north to find the in-laws’ Christmas tree. Yup, Clark Griswald style.
Before we left, we had some sustenance. The FIL’s signature buttermilk pancakes.
They are so light and fluffy, it’s almost guilt-free. Until you add the Vermont Maple Syrup :)
After a little over an hour of driving, we arrived to the seas of Christmas trees, ready to be chopped.
We had a tough job to do. Find a tree for their deck, and a tree for the inside of their house. We found the indoor tree in about five minutes!
And then I found the outdoor tree not soon after. Good thing too, cuz it was COLD!
Then began the sawing process.
My FIL, assessing the situation.
And then he let Geoff do the work, on the first tree that is.
Timber!
Didn’t I tell you? My husband is actually Paul Bunyan.
After trimming a few branches, we were set.
Good thing my MIL packed extra work gloves. It definitely dropped in temperature while we were there.
And then came the fun part. The lifting.
The girls got the smaller of the two trees, but it was most definitely still heavy! Helped work off that pumpkin pie from Thanksgiving. Or, at least that’s what I told myself :)
It was a balancing act on the car before the staff wrapped up our trees in netting and secured them to the roof of the car.
Geoff was called in to help.
When we went over to the main pavilion we found so many more families. That one in the distance had a bonfire going. They made a day of it!
In the main area, they had lots of decorations, wreaths and other items to purchase. Geoff took this photo. Guy humor, but really?!?!
They also had a food stand.
I needed a hot beverage to warm up my cold self!
Hot Apple Cider? Yes, please!
Geoff got a chili dog.
They even had carriage rides. I felt sad for those horseys though!
Geoff and I are doing Christmas with my family, so we loved spending the time with his parents to participate in the holiday with them. We had a great visit and loved every second we spent with his family in New York. I am so thankful to have them all in my life.
Now, it’s back to the grind, but there’s so much to look forward to this month! Parties, Caps game, Kennedy Center performance, and MORE!
6 comments:
Cutting down your own Christmas tree - now that is the way to do it!!
Your recap made me SO excited to go cut down our tree! I think we are going to go this weekend. Now if only it would stop raining!
happiness awaits
So much fun! We used to cut down our tree every Christmas...my brother once got lost in the mess of trees haha. That's a pretty schnazzy tree farm w/all that food! The place we went to only gave out free candy canes ;p
how fun!!! I miss getting a tree. We're just never home for the holiday and we don't really have a place to put it here.
i love that kissing balls sign - too funny :)
Your husband DOES look like Paul Bunyan... with maybe a little Captain Morgan thrown in for that pose.
Also, I like your style - let the men cut down the tree while you drink hot apple cider.
wow, you definitely were may more active in the tree chopping process than i was. haha. other than that, it looks very similar.
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