Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree...

Last weekend Josh, Preston and I braved the cold to go help his parents and brothers find thee perfect tree at this local tree farm. As we pull up into the farm, there were acres and acres of all sorts of breeds of trees. Of course the day we picked to go, it was 20 degrees out and windy. But as Josh's mom puts it - 'It feels more festive this way!' rightttt....





So we grabbed a saw and started our trek through the hundreds of trees. I thought this was going to be somewhat of a quick process. I'm not too fussy about my trees. Those minor imperfections are what make a tree's character, right? Tree after tree, one member of the family found a million flaws. Of course my husband kept picking out those 'Charlie Brown' trees. He said he felt sorry for those half dead limbs with deer scrapes on the side.
We walked through the snow, up hills and down hills and not thee perfect tree in site. The sun was heading down in a hurry and Preston and I's noses were on the edge of falling off. I had to take charge and do something fast. So, we took off ahead of the crew. Suddenly, out of no where, (this is where the Heavenly music chims in) Preston and I saw a light from the heaven above shine down on the '2006 Ray Family Christmas Tree.'
Our tree is to the left in this photo:


Throughout this whole adventure, Josh and his brother, Corey, kept throwing their 11 year old brother, Dalton in the snow. Poor kid was soaked by the end of the day. Needless to say, this kid was pissed. In this picture, he had on a forced smile...can't say that I don't blame him!