Christmas Tree Hunt...Take 1

3 kids, 2 adults and the need to find a tree....what were we thinking???
The last 2 years it has been our tradition to head out into the Black hills and cut down our own tree......so of course this year could be no different - Mind you the first year we just had A - the second year we had A & E but my parents also joined us on the excursion - so this year venturing out with all three kids by ourselves - had "nuts" written all over it!!!

E - finally out of the car.....Whenever anyone gets out of the car - E must get out too....we had spotted a few trees with possible potential so we decided to get out and look - which translated into everyone getting out to look....E in all his glory. Funny thing is...A, who is now potty trained had to go "potty" not long after this stop...so we pulled over and let her do her thing on the side of the road - of course now she didn't have to go....but suddenly now E was certain he was potty trained too and needed to go....just another tactic to get out of the car.


Off to find that perfect tree - nothing to be found......we ended up coming home with no tree...if you can believe it - we live in the Black Hills for heaven sakes, there are trees every where...but 3 cranky, hungry kids, no cell service to actually call someone who could tell us where to go, and a car that was almost out of gas just spelled disaster...so home we came. Christmas Tree Hunt - Take 2 - to come shortly!!