Christmas Tree Hunting

It is time for the Gray family annual tradition of hunting and cutting down our live Christmas tree! Everyone was healthy and the weather cooperated for us this year - so we were able to do this the day after Thanksgiving. We headed to Alpine, Utah (yeah, just a few miles from our house) - same place we have been going the past couple of years. Oh - yes, the kids were only wearing hoodies...it was that warm...the hats were a bit overkill, but the kids looked cute :)

Logan enjoying the ride....on Dustin's shoulders!

Zach was enjoying 'hiding' from us.....lots of trees to hide behind!

Logan didn't like how 'prickly' some of the trees were...

Attempted family shot with our tree in the background...

Dustin helping haul it to the 4x4 after it was cut down...
All loaded up on the 4runner...

Zach and Logan are 'helping' Dustin secure the tree to the stand.....

Logan helping 'prune' the tree...

We even got our Christmas lights up on the outside of the house the very next day! Dustin's sister Sarah and her husband Nick were in town and spent the day with us. Nick offered to help Dustin put up the Christmas lights...how could we turn that down?

Our Christmas mantle this year - Jen loves doing this kind of stuff....