Looking for the perfect tree wasn't as easy as we thought it would be though. We had an idea of the size we wanted, so the first trees wouldn't do it - they were too big. We saw so many huge ones, lop-sided ones, short stubby ones, ones with bald spots, sticky ones with too much sap, ones with needles that were too pointy... after a while of searching we found a spot with several good ones. I stayed behind to "claim" the area as Chris explored to see if he could find us a better tree! This one would do the job (see below)! Chris had quite the workout to cut the tree down, but once we got it we were ready to welcome it to our home. The pictures below pretty much summarizes our adventure.




By the way, Hook'em Horns!