Christmas Tree

Zach, Austin, and I got our first Christmas tree this weekend! Zach and I have never bothered to put one up before because we have always traveled for the holidays. But now that we have a child, it seemed like a much higher priority. And as I sit here in the living room and gaze at the pretty tree across the room, I can't imagine why we didn't do this sooner.

Indiana County is the "Christmas Tree Capital of the World" (at least according to Indiana County residents) so there are tons of places to get trees. Saturday afternoon, on one of the coldest days of the year so far, we headed to a farm outside of town to get our tree. Austin was a real trooper--as the only true Pennsylvanian in the family, he doesn't seem to mind the cold. We looked at dozens of trees--they always look perfect from across the field--and finally found one that was just right.

It was fun to finally put up all the ornaments that we've been collecting for six years. I have already bought several more to give as gifts. (Don't tell Austin about the adorable Very Hungry Caterpillar one I found for him today.) Ahhh. A beautiful tree inside, snow on the ground outside...it definitely is feeling like the holidays around here.

Some before and after pictures. Sorry the second one is blurry; our camera doesn't like to focus on the tree and I couldn't be bothered to try and fix it.