That Fuksa Family

The weekend after Thanksgiving is when we head out to the Christmas Tree Ranch in Excelsior Springs, MO in search of the perfect Christmas tree. This year, the rain threatened to put a damper on our hunting, but after a review of the weather forecast on Friday night we figured we had about a 1-2 hour window on Saturday morning to find our tree. Mamma and Papa came in from Oklahoma, which is also sort of a tradition for our family. Once the rain stopped we headed out and literally had the entire farm to ourself. Since we knew that the rain could return at any minute we decided not to venture too deep into the farm.  We were in search of a narrow tree, the height didn’t really matter since we have 17 foot ceilings. The problem is that trees look a whole lot smaller out in the wide open. After searching high and low, literally, Nathan found us the perfect tree. Nathan and daddy chopped it down and Papa carted it up to the barn. The boys had just put the tree on the top of the truck when it started raining again. Perfect timing! We got the tree home and let it dry out in the garage before brining it upstairs to decorate. The post will be continued above, including a picture of the beautifully decorated tree!

(Source: 3rdmartini)