That Time of Year Again… Open Season on Christmas Trees

In the Canton household, its NEVER too early to start Christmas. And I very specifically DON’T mean the shopping season, that – for me anyway – always starts the day of Christmas Eve. No, I mean the start of the celebration of the Season. The feeling, the atmosphere, the ambiance that starts with our annual “Trek to Get the Tree.”

Now this is an event we start planning for around, say, Labor Day. Measurements must be made of the room, furniture must be rearranged, plans must be well thought out, this all takes months of planning…. and in the end we put everything in the same place every year.

Anyway, as customary in our family as Midnight Mass and too many presents at Grandma’s, the Trek takes us to Thornton’s Tree Farm, in search of trees that Paul Bunyan has deemed too big to tackle. If we can easily see the top of the tree, it just won’t work for the kids. Very precise criteria has been developed to insure we have chosen wisely. For instance, if after cutting the tree down, having dad (that would be me) lug it back to the truck, unload it at home, and set it up, if he can still get out of bed pain-free the next morning, the tree was too small.

Thornton’s is a wonderful place. Especially since they let me back after that unfortunate chainsaw incident (kidding!). With a gift shop and hay rides and a petting area, its loads of fun… oh did I mention they also have trees?

Enjoy a little tour of the place and share in our Annual Trek.

[Sorry, the video didn't make it through our move, it really WAS fun, and we'll post another next year, thanks for dropping by.]