A couple of weeks ago, Sam came home with a little Fir Tree start. He instantly planted it in a bucket of garden soil, but we knew we were going to have to find a more permanent place for it soon.
This past Monday ended up being the perfect day to plant a tree, and we decided (very last minute) to make an event of it. Sam wanted to plant it out at the "Community Pasture" (a place where local farmers graze their cattle) because that is where we always go to cut down our Christmas tree.
So we packed a lunch, and off we went.
Oh yeah, and we called my sister 10 minutes before we left and asked if her family wanted to join us.
We've not been seeing much of each other the past several weeks, so it was fun to reconnect!
As per tradition, Jewel tried to get all of the cousins together for a group photo.
However, as per tradition, this proved to be easier said then done:
1st attempt.
2nd attempt!
3rd attempt!
Then a war began. And we gave up.
(Doesn't this photo make you think of The Hunger Games!)
Eventually, we remembered why we'd come out here in the first place. Sam grabbed his tree-in-a-pail, John grabbed his shovel, and we started our little hike in search of the perfect spot!
Down the hill.....
Through the woods....
And across the creek.
Occasionally, some of us would find ourselves in a little predicament of sorts. :)
After a few short minutes, John found the perfect little patch of grass, where Sam's tree would grow big and tall. (I'm pretty sure John was more excited to plant this tree then Sam was;)
Sam did stop playing with his cousins long enough to pour a bucket of creek water over his newly planted tree, one last time before leaving. We've made plans to come back each year to see how this tree is doing, and I wouldn't be surprised if one future winter day, we cut it down and use it for our Christmas tree. (We like to be ironic like that:)
Until then though, we'll just pretend we did Mother Earth a great big favor!!!!!
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