Finding our Christmas Tree at Merry's Meadows

We had a very busy Saturday planned that also included getting family photos taken for our Holiday cards. After hearing a lot of positive reviews, we decided to try Merry's Meadows.  It was an absolutely beautiful setting and you could tell that it was family run, which made it all the more special.

Jackson was ALL over the sled that was provided and wouldn't let anybody help him pull it to the trees. He was adamant that he didn't need help and was in no way willing to let Connor help at all. He lead us to the Frazier Firs, as requested.

Before we reached the Frazier Firs, Connor was pushing us to get a pine. He posed next to it and tried to convince us but we continued on to the Fraziers. Connor isn't a fan of walking and the pines were the first that we found so that could have been his reason. He understood that we were looking for a Frazier and continued with us.

Once we reached the Fraziers, Jackson pulled the axe out of the sled. He was ready to offer his services to cut the tree down.  Unfortunately, he was a little overzealous and ended up cutting himself. There was only a small amount of bleeding and he recovered quickly.

Connor really wanted to bring this Frazier Fir home but unfortunately we did not have the ceilings to handle it. It really was a beautiful tree. We had to move our furniture around to even accommodate a tree with the new addition of the t.v.  The space that the tree was going to be in is a lot smaller than years past so we were very aware that we could not get a very fat tree.

Despite the bleeding, Jackson immediately started to get to work on cutting the tree down but was willing to pose for a picture with his dad and Connor.

Michael had two very willing helpers. After getting the saw from Jackson's hand, Michael did the hard work of cutting the tree down.  While Michael was working, the boys posed.

Getting the tree back to the car and to pay for it was a comedy routine.  We completely forgot to use the straps that were on the sled to help secure it.  Jackson was trying to hold the top and Michael kept complaining that it was weighing the tree down.  Michael realized how "out of shape" (his words) that he was. It was uphill and quite a distance and the funniest was when Jackson lost his grip on the front of the tree and took a tumble.

After we paid and the owners helped us get the tree on the car (BIG BONUS POINTS), we ran into traffic on the way out to Falls Road. There was a horse show and apparently we took 5 minutes too long. We had to wait for ALL of the horses to cross the road. It was a sight for sure.