The Bunch Get Their Tree.......FINALLY

Almost two weeks after being shipped and definitely longer than the being fresh cut to door in  six days promise, our tree finally found its way to our doorstep. I was so excited I actually screamed and apparently gave my daughter "a heart attack". I was both happy it was finally here and disappointed I was probably going to have to return a dead tree. Once we opened it, it was obvious it needed water, but it had surprisingly little needles that had fallen off and it was still completely green. Most importantly IT SMELLED LIKE CHRISTMAS. If you have never had a real tree you won't know what that means, and no the candles and sprays are NOT the same. It has that wonderful fresh fir scent and I was so excited to not have to get a Texas pine tree; pine trees are notorious for having horrible needle retention and I can vouch for that assessment. After we took the tree out of the box and opened it up, we had to give it a couple of days to recover and hydrate before we could decorate. This tree goes through about 64 ounces of water a day, but it looks great and I am so happy we didn't have to return it! The picture definitely doesn't do it justice.

I was so excited when it arrived.

D was entrusted to remove it from the box.

And cut off the tip of the trunk to aid in better water absorption.

We left it alone for a few days to open before we could decorate.

Look at those beautifully green full branches.

Picture just doesn't look as good as the real thing.

T started his basketball season this week. Unfortunately, due to some issues with the online registration he received a youth small instead of an adult small jersey. So naturally after laughing hysterically, I helped him squeeze into it so I could take a pic. I have already ordered the correct size since he thinks he might have to breathe during the games, but it was pretty funny the biggest kid on the team had the smallest jersey.

Fat guy in a little coat.

He literally couldn't get it on or off without help. I was kind of impressed he was able to squeeze into it.

While T is at practice we walk about a mile to play at the park, which has a zipline.

And some cool balancing things.

Not to mention things to climb on, not a typical park I grew up with.

Cookie's shenanigans continue. 

I found something to do with that tiny shirt after all.

Sadly, it is almost too small for her also!