Rick and I love the Holiday Season. We love it all. We could hardly wait for Thanksgiving to be over with so we could go get our Christmas Tree. This year we went to the Little Bear Tree Farm in Alta, CA. It was amazing. It was this tiny little place with hardly any parking but they provide such a fun experience.
We started the day off right with a quick drive through Starbucks.
As you can see Rick likes to inhale his coffee with one big gulp.
Little Bear is also the home to the worlds longest see-saw (maybe).
Little Bear is also the home to the worlds longest see-saw (maybe).Jack and Uncle Bubba had a great time.
Did I mention it was cold there??? This place sits in a hole. Here we are all bundled up.
Who let Rick have the saw?????
Travis was pleading for his life.
and then he lost his head.
BOYS!!
Nana Phyllis came with us and decided to take a rest on what looked like a sturdy pile of wood. To her surprise the logs rolled out from under her and she landed in the dirt!!
AHHHH! We finally found the tree.
AHHHH! We finally found the tree.The cool place about this tree farm is that they ask you to make the cut just above the first "whorl" of branches. This way the tree will regenerate itself and grow 2 or 3 trees off of the stump. It was really cool to see all the different stages of this process and should make all of the "tree hugging - fish kissers" out there happy.
They take you part way up the mountain to the tree farm in these renovated Willys trucks. Then you pile in and they take you back down to measure the tree.
Jack and Nana taking a lunch break.
There is a huge bonfire going so it makes the air a little smokey. I couldn't resist the way the light was cutting through the trees.
Rick and I in front of the water wheel.
"Dear Santa, define 'Good'"
Caroline the tigress took some time out to master the monkey bars...
while sitting on my head.
Loaded up and ready to go.
We could hardly wait to get home and start decorating. The problem is, none of us brought a tape measure to measure the tree before we cut it. So we ended up with a short tree. But it is still beautiful!
We have definitely started a new family tradition.
They take you part way up the mountain to the tree farm in these renovated Willys trucks. Then you pile in and they take you back down to measure the tree.
Jack and Nana taking a lunch break.
There is a huge bonfire going so it makes the air a little smokey. I couldn't resist the way the light was cutting through the trees.
Rick and I in front of the water wheel.
"Dear Santa, define 'Good'"
Caroline the tigress took some time out to master the monkey bars...while sitting on my head.
Loaded up and ready to go.
We could hardly wait to get home and start decorating. The problem is, none of us brought a tape measure to measure the tree before we cut it. So we ended up with a short tree. But it is still beautiful!
We have definitely started a new family tradition.
4 comments from cool people:
I am so glad that I am not the only person that has decorated their tree for Christmas... I love it! What a fun time it looks like you all had picking out your tree.
Cool tree and cool pics!!!
I love that pic with the light coming down on the trees- amazing! I am so jealous! You and Andrea both have up trees! UGH! I need to get busy!
BEAUTIFUL pictures! Looks like you guys had a great time! Wish we could have been there!
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