The MacDonald Family Christmas Tree Hunt

Jon and I decided since we were going to be home for the holidays that we really wanted a Christmas tree. Yesterday I went out and spent the big bucks on a tree permit ($5.30 including GST) which would allow us to collect 3 trees in the Elbow River area of Kananaskis. This morning we gathered our saw and Mairi and headed out to find the perfect tree.

Mairi and I contemplate a spruce tree but decide its not the one.

We find the perfect tree (ok, perfect for us)

Mairi cuts it down

And then carries it out for us, that's why we brought her

We load it on the car

And the finished product looks beautiful in our living room.

A side effect of the christmas tree is that we had to re-arrange our living room to fit it in. I moved all the furniture today (Jon is still not allowed to do any heavy lifting) and it sure does look different.