The Lee Family Christmas Tree

We put an artificial tree in our den every year--much to Hugh's dislike.  It's the old-fashioned kind that requires you putting on each individual limb with no prelit lights.  I love it.  We decided to use old faithful in the den this year, but to also get a real tree that could be seen from the road.  The situation with our outdoor decorating is a unique one.  Our neighbor has one of the most elaborately decorated yards you can imagine so it's almost like we shouldn't bother.

We decided to make an event of getting our "family" tree this year.

Houston really wanted to go Griswold on us, but we talked him out of this one.

We decided on a perfectly shaped, not too tall or round tree.

This is it!

Dad liked the fact it was easy to transport--with a little help of course!  It was a lovely day complete with tree searching, a horse drawn wagon ride and apple cider!

I'll try to get some other festive photos out including the neighbors' decor.  They aren't quite finished yet!