Our Christmas Tree Tradition

Each year, since we have bought our houses, we have trekked out the weekend after Thanksgiving for the Reffner/Bassler gettin of our Christmas trees family tradition. It is amazing to think back how different this year was from the first time, I believe it was five years ago. Kelly is my best friend and our husbands have become very close friends also over the years. We had our little guys with us this year and they both loved it! Austin and Tanner both loved the wagon ride and looking for the pumpkins leftover in the pumpkin patch. We did leave Ethan with Grandma, it was a rather cold day. We searched and searched and had a difficult time deciding (as we always do, ask the guys about the search for the perfect tree!) We did settle on blue spruces this year, the frasier furs were slim pickins. The kiddos were getting rather cold (why do kids not like to keep gloves on?) and tired of walking so we thought we should decide.
It was just the four of us and the dogs the first and second years, now the dogs stay home and the kids come along. I was pregnant last year and Kelly is this year with the same due date as Ethan!
WE love this tradition so much and we just kept laughing and thinking what it will be like in five more years and five after that!