Griswold's Emery's Christmas Vacation Tree

We went off in search of our Christmas tree the first Saturday in December. Like last year we bought a $10 permit from the Forest Service and went to cut down our tree the old fashioned way. Unlike last year it was not raining and there was a ton of snow (much better conditions than the rain and mud from last year). We even drove a little higher up the mountain to find the perfect tree. The boys were excited to play in the snow and find our tree.

Todd brought a chain saw this year!



We walked through the snow (which was perfect because it was well compacted and we all stayed on top of it-instead of sinking into it) up and down hills in search of our "perfect" tree. There were some areas that had a small river exposed where we had to jump over. It was incredibly beautiful up there!

J had a blast running and sliding in the snow!
After about 45 minutes we finally agreed on a tree that we all liked, so Todd used his man-saw to cut it down.
I took this picture of where we found our tree versus where we left our sled. Can you see the little red dot in the distance?
How about now? I zoomed up on it in this picture.
Bryson is really into closing his eyes in pictures now!
Todd and our tree.


Family picture which doubled as our Christmas card this year.
Bryson watching J sled.

The long walk back, Todd carried our 12+ foot tree. . .
I pulled the boys in the sled.
Only for a little while until Jaden decided he wanted to pull Bryson.



Until next year. . .