Since the year Lexie was born we've always gone the weekend after Thanksgiving to look for a "real" Christmas Tree. This year's expedition took us to Sandy Hollar Farms in Leicester, NC. It's a choose a cut tree farm not too far from Hendersonville and what I think makes it unique is that you actually do the cutting yourself, with a hand saw (no power tools allowed).
We went with 4 other families, which the girls loved because they had friends to play with.
After taking a wagon ride further into the tree farm, we then hiked up to the section with snow on the ground, because let's face it snow makes a 50 degree day just feel more like Christmas.
The girls were much more concerned with trying to make a snowman than scoping out trees. Needless to say while the snowman never actually materialized they had a great time trying.
The Freeman's found their tree first, and Chris went to cutting….
Unfortunately he left several feet of it on the ground so they ended up with a 5ft tree, not the 8ft they hoped for, but still a commendable job for his first time.
Here is Trey with our tree, it's a little bigger than we normally get and I'm not sure its going to fit in it's designated space but Trey assured me it would look great!
It's not easy but I can admit Trey was right. Once we got the tree home and decorated it looked awesome, probably the best one we've had.
Our tree didn't fall as fast, but it's possible I may not have been "pushing" hard enough, or at least that's what I kept hearing…push harder!
With our tree loaded Lexie had just enough time for some hot chocolate and an opportunity to visit with Santa Claus. Addie on the other hand screamed "no" and wouldn't get anywhere near the jolly old man.
Sandy Hollar Farms certainly made for a memorable afternoon!
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