Our great Christmas Tree Adveture

While living in Portland we got hooked on the tradition of cutting down our Christmas Tree. Since we moved back to Cache Valley, we have been getting a permit to cut a tree in the forest, which is always fun, but a bit cold for little kids. So when we learned that there was a U-cut tree farm in Far West, we decided to return to the original form of our tree tradition.
The boys thought it was great searching the farm for the perfect tree. And they especially thought it was cool that we got to cut down the tree.

This tree farm just so happens to be a couple of miles from Smith and Edwards Country Store, which Tom had never been to. The store is quite an experience in and of itself... Cowboy stuff, dollar store stuff, outdoor gear, army surplus, it is amazing; if you've never been, you should go. Although a visit to Smith & Edwards is not typically part of our Christmas Tree tradition, we could not pass up the opportunity to climb into a retired tank. Yep I think everyone thoroughly enjoyed the store.

Part of our tree retrial has always been to go get burgers after we get the tree. When we lived in Portland we always went to Calamity Janes, in Sandy, which is pretty close to a ton of tree farms, and also happens to be the worlds best burger joint. Convenient! Sadly, there is no Calamity Janes within 700 miles of us these days, so we had to settle for another hole-in-the-wall greasy-spoon. The restaurant itself was mediocre, but the rebirth of this favorite tradition was great!