Getting a tree, Ranch style

After a slight snafu, involving questionable behavior from the children, we finally went to the tree lot today to pick up a tree.  The local Boy Scout Troop has a lot and, as usual, when we arrived they had about 5 trees left.  This year we didn't wait long enough to get a discount though (the year we bought a tree on December 19, we bought it for half off...).
We are in the midst of a seasonally appropriate snow as well--makes the view from the kitchen window very pretty!

 You can see the lot across the street--it is snowing and wet...so my phone didn't go to the lot with us.  Since The Girl is using my waterproof, shockproof camera for yearbook, that leaves me with only the phone as a photo taking device.
The Boy was cold, by the way.  The Girl was already sitting in the car, despite the six teenage Boy Scouts discussing Mr. IM's car and attaching the tree to said car's roof...

 Mr IM was also cold...and in case you were wondering, yes, that is a carbon fiber hood.

 View of the tree lot (and the hospital). See...we didn't take the last tree!

 The Boy says "my face is freezing...."

Nice and warm in the car...

The tree is thawing (and dripping) in the garage while we get ready for The Boy's birthday party at the new trampoline park at the new rec center....More festive photos to follow soon...

The Tree

The first Christmas she could walk, we told The Girl she could pick out the family Christmas tree at the tree farm.  She chose a tree that was shorter than her and had no needles.  We said, "um, no..."  Eventually we found a good tree.  This year she asked if she could choose, that she had been "eyeing" a tree at the Boy Scout Lot for WEEKS every morning when they drove by on the way to school and that it would be PERFECT!...with some trepidation we said, "um, ok?"

 There aren't any photos from the tree lot, but this look about sums up our reaction to the tree...But it was actually the best one on the lot...I guess that's what I get for my "rule" about the tree and The Boy's birthday, right?

This is decorated with about 2 levels from only 2 of the ornament boxes...we need a much taller tree to get them all on, but this way it will take less time to put them all away, right?

So far the pets haven't messed with the tree, not even our visiting friend (cousin? Aunt?), Maggie the Dog.  Maybe that is because Liberty thinks it is her personal duty to guard the tree....