It's a family tradition the Reeger family has every year to get up at the CRACK of dawn on Sunday morning and go out and cut their Christmas trees down. Aunt Barb brings a coffee cake and Aunt Mary brews the coffee. This year the Gilmore's got to partake in the fun. We all met up at 7am at the shop and loaded up in our 4 wheel drive vehicles and headed to the tree farm.
It was a beautiful morning. Freezing, but beautiful.
So early that the moon was still high in the sky. The snow laying on all the trees were a beautiful sight, we wished they would stay that way once inside everyone's houses....
Turkey tracks! amongst all the deer tracks!
Chelsea being herself :)
I decided to leave Charlie at home with Nonna since it was 30 degrees outside. I'm sure he was thankful.
The Reeger girls: Maggie, Jenna and Claire
Uncle Bill, Jackson and Matthew
The Drew's: Jason, baby Carter and Chelsea
Aren't these Christmas trees just beautiful?! Oh to have this in Louisiana....remember we shop at the local Home Depot. No fair!
Heading up the hill. Every family was scouting out the one to take home with them.
Paul and Aunt Mary
Chelsea and baby Carter. He was all bundled up and didn't seem to mind the cold weather!
Jackson had a blast but didn't want to get off his daddy's shoulders. No wonder James has so many back problems!
Aunt Barb was closely supervising the cutting of her tree! Can't wait to see it all decorated in her house.
Aunt Teresa and Uncle Bill
Jackson picked out Jason and Chelsea's tree so they were making their way back to tell them where to bring the chainsaw!
Uncle Chris was dragging his tree to the truck.
Jenna and Claire dragged their tree out of the woods.
My cousin's Maggie and Molly
This was the main path up through the tree farm. It was good exercise at 7 in the morning!
My little snow bunny :) His face looked like it was freezing!
Here's Jason cutting down the tree that Jackson found for them.
Self-portrait :)
Matthew and Jason dragging their tree out to the truck. Such work, but so worth it!
After everyone's hard work, we gathered around the car for some hot coffee and coffee cake. Yum!
Then it was time for some family pictures!
My little snow bunny :) His face looked like it was freezing!
Here's Jason cutting down the tree that Jackson found for them.
Self-portrait :)
Matthew and Jason dragging their tree out to the truck. Such work, but so worth it!
After everyone's hard work, we gathered around the car for some hot coffee and coffee cake. Yum!
Then it was time for some family pictures!
The Masterson Family: Molly, Mary, Paul and Chris (Annie is missing, she's at college.) We missed you Annie!
Here's all the cousins (well, the ones that were present) There's many more that weren't here...
The Byerly/Drew Family: Chelsea, Carter, Jason, Barb, Matthew and Rick
Here's all the cousins (well, the ones that were present) There's many more that weren't here...
The Byerly/Drew Family: Chelsea, Carter, Jason, Barb, Matthew and Rick
Do we really need an introduction? Besides, the family isn't complete without my little Charlie.
The Reeger Family: Teresa, Jenna, Maggie, Claire and Bill
The Drew's once more!
We were loaded back up the the trucks (all 5 of them) by 8:15! Our extremities (sp?) were frozen and it was time to go home and defrost ourselves. I'm so glad that we got to be a part of this special tradition this year. It's been several years since I've gotten to do this, and I always miss it. Thanks for waiting for us everyone!
We were loaded back up the the trucks (all 5 of them) by 8:15! Our extremities (sp?) were frozen and it was time to go home and defrost ourselves. I'm so glad that we got to be a part of this special tradition this year. It's been several years since I've gotten to do this, and I always miss it. Thanks for waiting for us everyone!
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