Talking with Eric about Christmas, we wanted it more for the kids than anything. We already own two artificial trees, so the thought of buying another one just seemed ridiculous. We would get our first live tree ever, and in Germany to boot!
On the 23rd we saw a Christmas tree farm and stopped to pick one out! If you have never done this, it is not easy! You start getting really picky about finding the right one! Then remembering where the tree was that you liked the best! I didn't want a real "bushy" one or a "Charlie Brown" tree either. After picking one and paying for it in Euro, I don't remember how much it was. The owner stuffed the tree, trunk first through this metal tube thing and it came out on the other side all wrapped in a net, making it easy to transport! We all thought that it was a pretty crafty thing!
We then had to go to a store on the economy to buy a tree stand (they were out of them on base). The store is called Obi (oh-bee), it is very similiar to a Home Depot just without the warehouse feel! The tree stand we got is really easy to use too, it uses arms with a cable through it, you step on this little pedal and it tightens around the trunk!
This was the bad thing about our first live tree, the needles feel just like that, needles! I am truly suprised I didn't walk away bleeding after decorating it!! It is so pokey that the cat won't even get too close! No kids messing with the tree this year, that's for sure!
~Christmas morning~
We all got up around 8am or so, we all got dressed, ate some breakfast, then sat down to open presents. All in all, it was a nice Christmas for all the craziness that had happened this month! I had brought a few gifts in our luggage, the rest we picked up here on base.
Here is a few pictures of the kids opening their gifts!
I love those Christmas pics with the kids. Kids just seem to adapt. I remember moving all over when my Dad was in the Army. We have always had a real tree, and they bail them like that here. LOL I know this was a special time. Tuck all those memories away.
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Seems to work fine! I see them both! Thanks also, I like sharing these with everyone!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe so much happened while I was watching Charlie. It seems like just yesterday that he was coming to my house and playing with Ian and McKenna. Now he's all grown up and in GERMANY!!! He is so big and I am not surprised he wanted to play with the remote. McKenna has decided that she is the ruler of our remote and that dora is queen. We still have to find out when we are going to England. If we are there long enough I want to try to come to Germany too. That would be sooooo awesome. Those windows are crazy. I wish they had something like that here.
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss this one?...but I did, sorry my comment is 3 weeks after the holiday. Very cute pics...I enjoy the family updates, Robbin.
ReplyDeleteLove, LISA