Oh Christmas Tree!

We would like to introduce you to the Griswold Thorson-family Christmas Tree!

Yep, that's right. Ever since we moved here a year and a half ago, we've joked about using this pine tree as a Christmas tree. Last year, it looked a little sparse and we were heading back to Minnesota for the holidays so we put up our fake tree. This year however, this pine tree was over growing it's space and since we'll be here over the holidays, as I have to work Christmas and New Years, we decided to cut it down. To be honest, we felt a little ghetto cutting a tree down from out landscaping and bringing it inside. But, oh well, let's just think of it as being resourceful :)

Getting down to business.

Tag team. It takes muscles to saw a tree down :) {nice flannel pants Ry!}

Shaking out the dead needles {and spiders}.

Trimming up the bottom. {Pay no attention to the orange extension cord. We have a green one, but just haven't switched it out yet. At least we have lights up! and not to mention they are on a timer so they are on every night when I come home from work.}

ahhhh...ahhhh...FLT {that's short for funny looking tree} ha! :/

Ok maybe this is a better angle. Or maybe we just have to wait for the branches to let down. Or maybe, maybe we are just going to have a funny looking tree this year - lol!

Give us a few days to get this baby looking like a respectable Christmas tree. A few lights, an ornament here, an ornament there, and a nice looking tree skirt will likely do wonders. It's looking a little scary right now, but we'll see what happens. It's all about the memories, right?! Lol!

~Ashley