The kids were SO excited, to say the least! It's so fun as they're getting older and are really "getting it." We stopped at a beautiful clearing to look for a tree, didn't find one we were thrilled with, so we just took the opportunity to get a few family pictures before we continued our hunt. No snow yet, but that didn't make it any less fun, the kids had a blast, and boy was it cold!!!
Gave Jenna a bottle, walked around some more, drove and drove and drove...and drove...and finally as Jenna was crying, Juliana was sleeping, and Jacob said he wanted to stay in the car and sleep, Matt and I finally looked up "what about that one?" "sounds good", cut cut cut, throw it on the Jeep, one last picture, let's go while there's still an ounce of light outside! It was a very dark long ride home, but very peaceful. And as the bridge is still out on Maple Valley Hwy/Black Diamond Rd, we had to take another loooong detour, and ended up eating dinner at a Godfathers (yuuuuuummmmmy, and the kids were happy to get out of the car for a while). It was a long, but very fun, day! I'm so glad we do this annually, it's such a great tradition, full of wonderful memories and great pictures!!!
The kiddos piling into the Jeep.
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Juliana posing for the camera.
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Jenna's first time on our annual Christmas Tree Hunt!
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Matt and the kids out on the hunt, he's such a great dad!
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Juliana and Jacob, they're really growin' up!
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Jacob being a silly pants :-)
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Jenna's so sweet :-)
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Juliana showing her muddy boots, and look at that amazing view behind her!
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Matt and Jenna up in the mountains.
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Matt helping Jacob cut Juliana's stick...Jenna's having fun!
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Our annual family photo up in the mountains.
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Another family photo up in the mountains.
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A tree at last!!! Get it on the Jeep and let's go!
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The kids are wiped out!!!
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Larry helping carry our tree :-)
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Look at that beautiful sky!!!
3 comments:
Love the family pic. That's a great tree! Thanks for the late chit chat last night.
Where to start - one of my favorite pictures is the one with Matt and all 3 kids walking together. Love your hat. Love the family picture. All of your pictures are incredible. Looks like such a fun family day. And I LOVE the sky. What a beautiful sunset as you got your tree.
I am so happy you got a picture of those clouds. We kept looking at them on the way home from the hospital. They reminded me of clay on a potter's wheel & I kept thinking of those verses that say "Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?" I was kicking myself for not taking a picture, but I have to say - you capturing one of them at sunset is even better!
Thanks for sharing.
P.S. Glad the backpack worked out for you. We won't be needing it for several months if you want to hang on to it!
WOW- great pictures!!! What a fun day!
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