This year for Rachel's First Christmas Tree - we wanted to give her a "real" experience by going on the mountain and chopping down a tree. Then dragging it out of the mountain to have it in our home.
So one of the first lessons that we learned is that - first you must hike up the mountain so when you need to get the tree to the truck you are hiking down the mountain. We learned this because we did the opposite - we hiked down the mountain and hauled the tree UP the mountain. Even with all the stops I had to make carrying Rachel back to the car, Gus carrying the tree had to take just as many (Maybe he was trying to make me feel good.) The next lesson that we learned was mountain trees are mountain trees and if you see one at the first that you like, cut that one, instead of hiking forever to go back to the first one you liked.
We had a great time and Rachel LOVES going on hikes. It is one time that I wonder if she is OK because she is so quiet looking at everything and enjoying the Lord's beauty. We took a picture of Rachel out in the middle of everything and right after the picture she reached out to touch the snow and did a face plant. She was quick to forgive her mother that comes up with these picture ideas.
We definitely made a memory!!! Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, how lovely are your branches!!!!!
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