Adam is so excited about Christmas this year, we decided a big tree would be nice instead of the smaller one we've been doing on a table (to save our sanity). When Todd found out I'd never had a real tree, he insisted we get one.
Sunday night, we loaded up to drive around to see what was up there. The guy who Todd used to buy them from didn't appear to sell them. "I don't even know if the guy is still alive he," he commented as we drove by his dark house. Clearly, it had been awhile....
We went over to Pigger's, but they were closed and driving by Loews' and Wal-mart, it was clear their selection was lame. I told him a lot of people I knew went to Ontario Orchards, even though they aren't a Butler customer, we went to check it out.
Their lot looked EXACTLY how I always a tree lot to look. White lights strung on the wooden structure with several aisles of trees. The kids ran up and down while we looked, wondering what was the best type and size. We asked Adam if he wanted big or little. He said little than preceded to point to a HUGE tree. Todd help up a few and when he asked me what I wanted, I went back to one of the first ones ...it was perfect.
The kids were awestruck and excited as Daddy and the guys strapped it to our Mazda roof and as we drive away, we asked Adam what was on top of the car "MY CHRISTMAS TREE!".
We took a detour out to Minetto to see the house with all the decorations as Abbey was practically falling out of her car seat looking at Christmas lights "I see!!" she said over and over! Adam was impatient with the detour...he wanted to go home and get that tree up, though he enjoyed looking at the house once we were there.
He wanted to help Daddy carry it in and put it in the stand, acting wild and crazy running around. Abbey sat on the floor, actually still, with her bowl of crackers, just fascinated. Once it was up, Adam grabbed the Gingerbread potholder we had put on the top last year half as a joke since we didn't have anything else, dubbing it Gingy from Shrek. Apparently, he recalled this and wanted to put it back up there.
"Daddy! Stairs for Gingy!" He knows the word ladder, but I guess he thought this called for stairs :) It was too cute. So Todd lifted him up and he got it on. Am I stuck with a gingerbread potholder on top of my tree for 20 years????
Monday night, after they were in bed, Todd strung the lights and put up a little dog decoration that looks tangled in the lights. Tuesday morning, the kids were in awe! Their faces both lit up.
My Dad always said the best part of Christmas was seeing us enjoy it. As a kid, I thought that was silly...I so get it now.
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You may end up getting a real tree for 20 years....and yes the kids want all the things they are used to growing up....the same ornaments, I remember specific ones year after year, including the ball that whistles like a bird that you put in the middle, the handmade gingerbread man, all of them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of Christmas is going to pick out the tree. Greg, Katie and I go to the same place every year and there is just something special about finding the perfect tree every year...
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