our REAL tree!

for the last few years, i've been talking about buying a new [fake] tree after christmas, when they go on sale. it still has not happened. so as i was putting up our old tree, i thought "WHEN are we going to get a new one?!" before we decorated it, we went to the park with the kids, and while we were out, we got a text from a friend letting us know about a great deal on christmas trees. russ and i thought, let's do it -- let's get a REAL one! so on our way home we stopped and picked one up for $30! and we are so happy we did!

our old tree:

our house smells so festive and the branches are so soft and pretty! i think i might be allergic to the tree, but i'll be able to live with it for the next month :) i don't know if we'll be getting a real tree next year but at least we were able to experience our first real tree as a family this one time!