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Finish It Up Friday...Project Christmas Tree

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While the fam was still here I decided it was time to go get my Christmas tree found! My mom and siblings were down with colds and I knew the littles needed some fresh air even though it was quite cold! I told them to keep their eyes peeled for a good tree.  They were quite helpful and I'm pretty sure my niece actually spied the one we got.  Getting a Christmas tree is my favorite family tradition and it was another fun tradition to share with these guys.  Hmm, how about this one...maybe a bit too big!  What about this one in the fence? Maybe!   My sister got to man the camera and told me to go hide in the little protected area.  So silly!  Look at that adorable grin!  My oldest nephew was my saw assistant and did a great job. It takes a lot longer than I thought to saw through a little 4 in diameter trunk!  His advice, "We should have brought a hatchet!"  A bit of brute force brought it down in the end.  Now, I don't alway