Oh Christmas Tree....

Due to a nasty case of bronchitis right after Thanksgiving, I was not much into the Christmas decorating mood.  I got out the decorations and let the girls do it.  It is very colorful!  We also waited to get our Christmas tree.  As we do each year, we visited Cottrell's tree farm last week.  I work with Betty Cottrell at Purdue, so it's fun to see her at her farm each year.  We select the tree and Jason cuts it down.  After we get our tree, we head down the road to Betty's father-in-law's house to look at his awesome light display.  The Lions Club helps him set it up each year and in December he dresses up as Santa and hands out candy canes to all the cars that come through.  The girls love it!  This year, we let the girls pick the kind of tree.  I am partial to Frazier Firs because the hold the heavy ornaments.  The girls really liked the darker Scotch Pines, but then decided they were too prickly.  They decided on a fat, tall White Pine tree.  They decorated it all by themselves and it looks beautiful.  I do have to pick up a heavy ornament off the floor every now and then, but it is a nice, fat, and soft tree.  Here are a few pictures of the event.  At least this year, it was about 60 degrees when we went to cut it down.  The girls didn't even need coats.  It's a great tradition that I hope to continue for years to come.