We always have a real Christmas tree. In fact, we even cut it down ourselves. I don’t know why… it was a tradition in Craig’s family when he was a kid and it just kind of stuck. And now that we’ve got kids of our own it’s kind of become our family tradition instead of just his. For the past several years we have visited Christmas tree farms that were just around the corner (Fall Branch Christmas Tree Farm and Roan Valley Tree Farm). This year we decided to go just a little bit further from home.
We drove over the mountain and a little over an hour to Newland, North Carolina to Cartner Christmas Tree Farm.
The kids enjoyed exploring the tree farm and playing in the last little remains of snow from earlier in the week.
Once our tree selection was made we headed back to the barn to ‘cozy up’ for a few minutes while we waited on the fellas to cut down and load up our tree.
We also got to visit (from a safe distance, of course) with Santa.
And when asked by Santa what she wanted for Christmas, Bailey leaned in and whispered her request in my ear… asking me to play the messenger.
We had a great day at Cartner Christmas Tree Farm! We spent the day out in the sunshine and fresh air. We were able to continue our little family tradition. We brought home a ‘perfect for our family’ tree. And we may have even snuck in a quick little Christmas card photo shoot (complete with props) while we were there! All in all, I’d say that was a pretty successful day!
