O Christmas tree

You cannot beat putting up Christmas lights in 75 degree sunshine!  We really better enjoy doing that while we can because our time to live in a cold, snowy climate is right around the corner.

Probably not our best parenting day.

Tim and I both are kind of picky about the type of Christmas trees we like.  We knew there was a place a little North of us where you can go as a family and cut down your own Christmas tree.  We visited the Christmas tree farm and decided we did not like any of the trees or the prices, yikes!  The boys enjoyed running around and saying that they wanted EVERY tree we passed!  They are both at such fun ages.

The boys at the tree farm.  My little lumberjacks!

Afterward, we decided to go back to the spot we bought our tree the last several years, it is really cool because you can tell the couple that work there that you are open to an "economy tree", meaning it will more then likely have a bare spot somewhere.  That side then gets put in the corner in our house and you get your tree for a fraction of the price.  This next picture really has nothing to do with our tree other then it is the road we took to get from Santa Maria to Lompoc, it is a short-cut if you will.  I had to take a picture at the top and post it on here because my mom would not be a fan of this road, it is steep with hairpins turns and drop offs with no guard rails.

Atop Harris Grade Road, unfortunately it was a hazy day.

The finished product.