Like a lot of the country, we have been suffering extremely cold temperatures. As in -25 with windchill -39. We feel like we live in Alaska or something. All I have to say is, thank heavens we went with the wood burning stove.
In spite of the temperature, we promised the girls we would cut down a Christmas tree and there was no way Heidi was going to forget this promise.
We bundled the girls up like we never had before. Savanna even got to wear two snowsuits. Heidi thought this was the best thing ever because her little sister once again turned into the live teddy bear she has been hoping for her whole life.
We sure love living so close to the mountains. We hit the dirt road about 15 minutes after we left our house, which meant the girls were allowed out of their car seats while we looked out the window for our perfect tree. Heidi decided she would much rather just have her teddy bear sister sharing the carseat with her.
Since both girls have colds again we decided to just let them stay in the truck where it was warm. They had fun climbing around free. Wouldn't traveling with children be so much more peaceful if they didn't have to be strapped in?
We found a tree not too far off the road. It looked perfect in the forest...don't they always? It's not so perfect in the house, but I'm not going to lie. I'm not really a "real tree" kind of gal. I love the smell, but I hate the mess and they never, ever have the perfect shape. The trunk is never straight, the lights look a little odd when you string them on....BUT it's not about me or the mess. It's about the experience and creating memories for my girls.
Heidi and Savanna were thrilled to watch Jeff drag it to the car. Heidi kept rolling the window down to ask Jeff how it was going and if he needed help. Savanna clapped and squealed when he made it to the truck. It was just about the cutest thing to see the two them watching their hero of a daddy bring them their Christmas tree.
Decorating the tree was exciting for both of the girls and Heidi loves her job as the official tree waterer. Here's to hoping for warmer temperatures next year so we can all tramp around looking for the "perfect" tree!
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