We had a full day of plans and birthday parties on the calendar for this December Sunday but collectively decided we needed a family day together. So we blew off the obligations and decided to hit the movie theater to see Frozen. The movie was fantastic and we all left humming the songs and sharing our favorite scenes with each other. With bellies full of Nerd ropes, Junior Mints and popcorn butter we then headed to our non magical street market to select the tree for the year. We have so many peers that hike up into the surrounding mountains to do the tree farm thing. Brian and I giggle at this and neither of us want to drag the girls up into the hills because we know full well that they would just whine and complain to be out in the elements for that long. There would be very little magic. They would look very much like the Griswald children all blue and shaking at the expectations of a more memorable selection event. Maybe when they're older we'll attempt something more festive. But for now, we're sticking with the market around the corner from our city home that incidentally delivers your tree for 'free' to your home with in the hour after you select it! Brian loves this feature and doesn't mind paying a few extra dollars for our tree to not have to strap it to the roof of our SUV.
The girls giggled and ran wild around the lot playing hide and seek with each other until we made them focus and pick the perfect tree for this season. After they picked I snapped a few shots and we headed home to get the living room ready. By tradition we ordered pizza to munch while we worked completing our quality nutritional intake for the day. We finished up the evening admiring the final product in the new 3D glasses we got the kids to make Christmas trees look even cooler. It was a great day, a needed recharge with just the 4 of us enjoying each other to make it special. It's going to be a good season. We have a lot to look forward to.
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