So this is family tradition every year and for the last few years I have missed this very loved day of heading to the forest with the sisters and parents and friends to scour the woods for a lovely, fresh Christmas tree (that mom approves of). We usually end of singing along to our favorite Christmas tunes in the car and then start the day off with some cinnamon rolls and hot coco! Now it's time to head into the forest and find our tree. As you can imagine it can be tricky with 7 woman all with different taste but a few that are more picky then others (yes that would be me and mom but her vote out rules us all). Once we have our tree it's time to carry it back to the car and load it on top but not before a family picture of all of us holding the tree :) Then it's lunch time of hot chili to warm us up. One year we played foot ball, one year we found the greatest and fasted little sledding hill and we played on that forever! Then it's home to decorate the tree... but first dad adds in some branches so all bare spots are covered. Mom does the lights, but I think I saw a picture of Hattie doing them this year and then it's time to decorate with all our random ornaments both new and old. Red bows finish the tree. I love these memories and this year my friends helped me recreate it, only Marghita style. It was a bit more ghetto...well a lot but the love behind it was there and the fun and my Romanian family. Cinnamon rolls were made as was hot coco. A saw was brought for 'branch' cutting and we took a trek through the forest. Our boys were a bit confused since there were no cmas trees there but it was a fun day all in all that ended by heading home to hang some homemade ornaments by Katie and Laz on our lovely 'branch'. Then a favorite cmas song in our house was played that I remember hearing since I was a little girl....Tender Tennessee Christmas. And then we danced to that and a few other holiday songs. This day was great and started out with a story to me and Laz and Kiki... 'today is the day that a family with 6 girls goes and cuts down a Christmas tree. It is a very special day...' I had some tears of both sadness and joy. Thanks Katie and Martin and my Man and Laz and Kiki for making this day lovely and joining me in a very loved pastime from the Brown house hold. Enjoy Brown Family and Friends at the look at our day here...
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| 1st runner up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvBIo0LL2DM |
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| proud of our little 'branch' and his decorations he made for it! |
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| Laz & Lucy both love it! |
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