Green Friday Hunting

we don't partake in black friday shopping, instead, we partake in green friday hunting. after a tasty thanksgiving meal and a restful night's sleep...we awake early and head out into the cold. and it was very cold...frost-on-the-rooftop cold.

after we drive about an 1 hour and a half...we arrive at harris tree farm. snow is everywhere. the kids eyes are twinkling. mine, no so much. i'm thinking i have my ugg's on, hannah has her ugg's on...there goes our uggs. i know, i'm lame. after i was pelted in the face by a rock hard snowball, i get over the uggs getting ruined.

the kids had a blast and were running all over making snowballs, singing "this is the greatest day ever" & eating snow...they could care less about finding a tree. so when big z found one, it was approved by all rather quickly. i was even fine with it.

after we got our tree and took our pictures, we headed over for some hot chocolate and hot apple cider. the new fire pit was a great addition. we enjoyed sitting around the fire, surrounded by snow and the beautiful sun above.

the tree farm had some sleds, so the kids made themselves at home and had fun sledding through the trees.

and to top it off, santa came ho-ho-hoing in and stopped and hung out with our younger kids and fed them candy canes. he answered lots of their questions, too. phew...now i'm off the hook! and i am ever thankful that he had a real white beard, because being that up close and personal- he could have ruined it all!

after our long stay at harris tree farm, we headed to our next favorite stop. high hill ranch. got some lunch, some apples & apple treats, and some honey sticks... then we headed home.

it was a great day!!